Snow day! Harmony Ellis, right, enjoys Jazz Booker’s attempt to get moving down the slopes in Bryan Park on Monday as the youngsters and many families took to the outdoors to play in the snow. The much-anticipated snowfall was accompanied with below-freezing temperatures, closing area public schools for three days. Please see more photos, A2.

Intrepid pedestrians and motorists are quickly out and about after the snow stops falling Saturday. Location: Parham Road and Broad Street in Western Henrico.

Ribbons of clear roads and tracks cut through the snowy landscape in this drone’s view of Downtown in Sunday’s sunshine.

Parked cars at Muldoon Court and Shrader Road are blanketed with snow Saturday.

Kelvin White clears away snow at 5th and Franklin streets in Downtown, just one of the legions who shoveled steps, sidewalks and parking places across the area.

Lawmakers return to Richmond // Left, members of the Virginia House of Delegates recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the state Capitol on Wednesday on the opening day of the new General Assembly session. The 100-member House and 40-member Senate will amend the state budget and deal with more than 2,000 bills during the 46-day session.

Leaves in snowdrift in the West End //

Creating a church home // Pastor Jeffrey A. Lee Sr., left, is on a mission to turn the once roofless building at 2700 Q St. in Church Hill into a home for the church he founded, Spirit of God Ministries International. A full-time Pepsi salesman, Pastor Lee, 52, and his 20-member congregation are making progress, as the before and after photos show. The left photo was taken in September 2012, when the small congregation purchased the building from Greater St. Beulah Holiness Church for about $50,000. Since then, the congregation has spent another $50,000 transforming the exterior. The photo at right was taken Tuesday. Pastor Lee said the church’s next step is to redo the interior so it can be used for worship and other activities. Until that work is done, and there is no firm timetable as yet, he and his congregation will continue to hold services at the Our House community center in Mosby Court.