Thursday, February 9, 2012

A little snow goes a LONG way

Coming from NH we expect to get snow in the winter, but here in IA when they say snow we never know what to expect.  We don’t get as much as they predict and often we get none at all!  All over the states, we have see lots of winter drought… so THIS family gets out and play in the snow when we can!  We have to make a little snow go a LONG way!  This type of snow was really sticky so I bet you can guess what we did…MADE A SNOWMAN!  We hadn’t done that since Hannah was a baby…AN INFANT!

Josiah wasn’t sure about the whole experience again… this was only his second time in the snow.  It was hard to walk and he really wanted his hands free to explore.

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Hannah’s having fun!  What a cutie!

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Hard at work….

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Hannah is SO proud of the snowball that she made for the snowman’s head!  Look at that SMILE! 

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Yes, even I got in on the fun… I had to go get a carrot and a hat and scarf for our snowman!       

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Hannah got a little distracted… it is hard for a two year old!

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Our snowman…without a real name

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Josiah and I went in when he started to get cold.  I needed to warm him up and get the hot chocolate and cookies ready… a tradition in this house! He just wanted to look out at his sisters playing in the yard.  He longed to be out there, but he settled for watching out the window.

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The girls were hard at work… packing snow on our rock wall.  I don’t know why it was so much fun, but they loved it. 

It was hard work and it kept them really, really busy while Danny snowblowed!

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And here is the snowman from when Hannah was just a few days old… March 10, 2009!

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