Despite the somewhat stark, very snowy reality that this winter may simply be one blizzard after the next, we are forced (by our resident almost-three year old) to see the bright side of even the worst winter weather. It's hard to be too grumpy about the nearly endless shoveling when you have an assistant so willing to help that he jumps for joy at the mere thought of getting a shovel into his hot mitten-clad hand.
Take a look at these pictures documenting the thrills of toddler snow shoveling, but keep in mind that this was before part 2 of the most recent storm which brought an additional 10 inches of snow on top of what can be seen here. Yikes.
After the essential areas were adequately shoveled our attention turned to more ol' fashioned snow fun. Since our small yard is entirely slope-free we have to get a little creative when it comes to playing in the snow.
This time around we shoveled a big pile up on the deck to make a snow fort (which eventually morphed into more of a snow tunnel.) And also packed some snow off the side of the deck to make a snow slide. I took some video, because that's what we do around here:
5 comments:
Aiden:
Looks like you are a willing helper when it comes to shoveling snow with your Dad.
The snow fort reminds me of my youth when my brother Dave and I would try to build the biggest snow fort in the neighborhood to do battle with our friends. Snow ball battles that was!
The snow slide seems to be another exciting part of the snow fun.
I do admit to being a little tired of the white "stuff", but for a three year old this winter has been outstanding for snow. Hard to imagine we could "out-do" last year's total amount, but we have all February and March to go!!
nice snow tunnel, Rob, you are a master engineer...we're kind of jealous of you east coasters and all the white stuff...enjoy! and i like bailey's jacket too, very cute
Don't be too jealous Jay. We've enjoyed the snow as much as possible, but a few more storms like this and we may see a mass exodus from Pennsylvania to California. Maybe we could trade residences for the remainder of the winter?
-Rob
Great pictures of Aiden with his shovel, he looks so excited! I am still hoping for pictures of Aiden in his robe and slippers. And I always love the videos! XO
Aiden:
Now that you had so much fun in the snow, how about "Bring on the Sun, to Bring on the Fun"!!!!!
See you Sunper Sunday.
Love Ya,
Pop Pop
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