Snow Daze

While the snow is not-so-fun when it comes to driving, and it makes our heating bill go up, it is still super fun to play in! More so when Gus is home and can join us. It rained quite a bit yesterday, so we stayed inside to avoid the slush, but today was perfect! The sledding was spectacular... On Friday, when we went out, it was pretty deep and very powdery. It was hard to establish a track for the sleds, and impossible to form the snow into anything. But today, because of yesterday's rain, there was a nice icy crust on top of the snow. The sleds FLEW down the hill! It was more dangerous than usual, but super fun. And the crusty snow made for an excellent snow battle later on.

At one point in our snowball fight, I made it down to the far corner of our yard. There, I discovered that the snow was actually moldable! I had already tried the snow in other places, but it just didn't stick together. For whatever reason, it was different in this corner. So, by request, we made a snow t-rex. It was small because the snow still wasn't that easy to work with, but it turned out decently nonetheless! RAWR!

Tomorrow, Nikos' buddy, Evan, is coming over for the morning, to give his dad a little break (his mom is on bed rest after her surgery, and his dad is trying to work from home). It should be fun to have another little four-year-old around for a while! And he's bringing his snow gear, so we may venture outside again if I'm feeling brave. We shall see!