One thing I adore about my husband is that he loves to play in the snow. The first Christmas we were dating, he gave me a sled. Living in Missouri, we get two or three decent snows each winter, which is about right for me. I like snow, but not enough to live someplace like Buffalo, NY.
We’ve tried to pass on the “snow is for fun” attitude to our kids. Following is a collection of photos I’ve taken over the past few years of snow creations and activities involving my household.
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- In late 2006, we had a pretty big snow. Took us a while to get our van out.
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- Not that it mattered, because someone else’s car was stuck at the bottom of our driveway.
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- My daughter was 11 at the time and always wore a pirate hat, checking out the depth of the snow.
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- My son was eight and had his own methods for exploring the depths.
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- We ended up with an unconventional snow person that time.
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- In the front yard, a giant peace sign.
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- A couple of months later, we got more creative. An eagle/human hybrid.
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- Here it is from the back.
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- Snow spire.
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- We have a nice little hill in back of the house, and my husband builds a curved sled run, so we don’t crash into the neighbor’s fence. This was his first one.
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- As the years went on, he made enhancements, including constructing a launching ramp.
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- Around the curve!
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- Dec. 2009 – we had a snow cat.
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- My son named it Snow Star.
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- We’ve had a number of old skool snow people over the years, too. Simple can be fun.
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- In February, 2011, we had a historic blizzard.
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- And another snow cat. This one in a shelter. My husband and son collaborated on this.
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- This is what’s in our front yard right now. A snow elephant.
