Old Man Winter

A few days ago, we finally got some snow. Not just a dusting, but an actual, cover-the-lawn, snow. No one was more excited than Emma (although I came in a close second) about the accumulation, and, as soon as Daddy got home, she was decked out in her winter gear - complete with pink snow pants! She has seen snow before (yes, Kentucky does get some of the white stuff), but this was really the first time she has been old enough to actually want to play in it.

Shoveling some snow!

So, as Ethan and I watched from the comfort of the warm house, Emma and Chris headed out to make the first snowman of the season. As you can see from the picture below, it wasn't the good packing snow. Chris is a great improvisor, though, and they ended up with a type of snowman they named "Old Man Winter".

Old Man Winter

Unfortunately, about two days after it snowed, the temperatures rose into the 40s and the squirrels found the Ritz Cracker eyes pretty delicious, so there is not much left of Old Man Winter. Still, they had a great time building him and throwing snowballs at each other, so I am sure that next time it snows, there will be another snowman in their future!

Daddy and Emma!