Playin in the Snow

The temperature warmed up and the wind slowed down a bit today, so we headed outside to play in the snow. I'm usually not one to go out and play in the snow. I don't like to get cold and wet and I don't like the hassle of putting on all the snow gear. I also don't like taking off all the snow gear and finding a place to hang it up to dry. Oh, and I like the time inside by myself to get a few things done. With all that said...I decided to stop being a scrooge about playing in the snow...for once. I'm not sayin I'm gonna go outside every time the boys (and I mean all three boys) want to play in the white fluffy stuff, but I will do it occasionally. Because, honestly, I did have a good time today. I was glad I went out. I enjoyed watching L negotiate the rough, deep, slippery terrain. Last time we took him out he could not move. He was like a big marshmallow standing still in the driveway because he could NOT move in the big boots we put on him. This time we (I mean D, our snow enthusiast) decided to try something different. He put socks on N's feet, then plastic sandwich bags on top of the socks. He then put on L's snow pants before putting on an old pair of N's tennis shoes. This method worked quite well. L was ecstatic because he could walk and I was happy because his feet stayed warm and dry.

I mainly walked around and explored with L while D and N built things. I also took L for a little (and very slow) sled ride. He can't quite get the hang of staying balanced and sitting upright while the sled is moving.

N attempted to carve out an igloo in the snow, but decided he needed Daddy's help in doing so. Unfortunately the best place to make an igloo was right next to our garbage cans that were sitting out for garbage day. Despite my best effort to exclude the cans from the pictures, I could not quite get a good shot without them. D built a huge snow man. It's slightly taller than me, so it's pretty tall. We used an old scarf, water bottle lids, an ear of corn and a broken bucket from a loader toy to complete the snow man. Oh, and D used tree branches for arms.

I'm glad I went outside to play with everyone. The fresh air and sunshine (what little of it there was) sure felt good! We already miss being outside and we're at the beginning of winter. Eek!