Went to bed last night without any notion of what the morning would bring. When we woke up, there was four inches of snow on the ground and schools were closed. Got the kids up and fed 'em breakfast, and then we went out to play in it. They wanted to build a snowman, so we got busy gathering up all the snow that we could. Eventually, the neighbor boys came out and joined in on the fun. After an hour of packing snow into the snowman, we gave him a face. He got two barkchips for eyes, a carrot for a nose, tinker toys for arms, but we couldn't figure out how to give him a mouth. The kids named him Frosty Joe.
They eventually grew bored of that, so they made snow angels and threw snowballs at each other. We rarely get this kind of snowfall, so they had a grand 'ol time. Surprisingly, it hasn't melted away yet. We are crossing our fingers that it will stick around for another day. Too bad we didn't have our sled handy. We left it a my parent's home as it snows there all the time and the kids more use out of it there. There were some children from around the neighborhood trekking through the street with their sleds. If the kids had gone to school, they probably would've just stared out the window all day.
After a couple of hours, we called it a day and came inside to get warm. I made some hot cocoa for my kids. They resembled Rudolph with their cherry cheeks and nose. The water got a little hot, so they opted to use straws. I couldn't believe how fast they drank it up. The only thing missing today was a crackling fireplace to make the house seem all cozy. I am hopeful that our next home will have fun. Happy snow day to everyone!
Went to bed last night without any notion of what the morning would bring. When we woke up, there was four inches of snow on the ground and schools were closed. Got the kids up and fed 'em breakfast, and then we went out to play in it. They wanted to build a snowman, so we got busy gathering up all the snow that we could. Eventually, the neighbor boys came out and joined in on the fun. After an hour of packing snow into the snowman, we gave him a face. He got two barkchips for eyes, a carrot for a nose, tinker toys for arms, but we couldn't figure out how to give him a mouth. The kids named him Frosty Joe.
They eventually grew bored of that, so they made snow angels and threw snowballs at each other. We rarely get this kind of snowfall, so they had a grand 'ol time. Surprisingly, it hasn't melted away yet. We are crossing our fingers that it will stick around for another day. Too bad we didn't have our sled handy. We left it a my parent's home as it snows there all the time and the kids more use out of it there. There were some children from around the neighborhood trekking through the street with their sleds. If the kids had gone to school, they probably would've just stared out the window all day.
After a couple of hours, we called it a day and came inside to get warm. I made some hot cocoa for my kids. They resembled Rudolph with their cherry cheeks and nose. The water got a little hot, so they opted to use straws. I couldn't believe how fast they drank it up. The only thing missing today was a crackling fireplace to make the house seem all cozy. I am hopeful that our next home will have fun. Happy snow day to everyone!
1 comment:
That is a nice snowman.
That reminds me my kids who start looking for carrot as the first thing after they see snow outside.
It is chilly outside for me to dare to help my kids for a snowman these days.
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