Snowy fun

 

I'm in true avoidance mode - I know I should be doing accounts therefore I am doing everything but!

Today - to shrug off the guilt of choosing to stay inside this week 'doing chores' whilst the boys braved the sub zero temps outdoors in the garden (on the few occasions when they wanted to go sledging) I decided after lunch instead of snuggling up CC for a nap and finding a game to play with LL, that we would all get bundled up for the cold and head forth into the garden together. It occurred to me yesterday that CC still hadn't sat in a sledge, never mind been pulled around in one and then whizzed down a slope. Today was the day to rectify this fact!

All snuggled up with our layers we headed out, grabbed the sledges and I plonked CC in one and started to pull. He loved it! he giggled all the way, and when I managed to get him up the slope (without tipping him out of the back) he was unaware of the joy he was about to encounter... Ooh the giggles as he came fleeing down the hill (about 8 foots worth lol). We went up and down and up and down. Queueing up behind LL each time to take our turn. He even found it hilarious when he did eventually fall out of the back!

Once CC had had his fill of the snowy outdoors I plonked him down for a nap and LL and I set to the task of building a snowman. The snow on top of the moss on the platform was absolutely perfect and rolled up textbook style. To the point where it was quite addictive, and we (I) kept going to see how big it could get. LL attempted to push it once quite big and had no chance! I was at the stage where I had to take a run at it and use full body weight, and sometimes with luck we could keep it going with momentum. Once the body was in position we (I) set to rolling the head. (I have to say the interest had worn off with LL at this stage and he had returned to sledging)

Once a decent sized one had been made and positioned at the foot of Frosty's body, I realised there was no way that, between us, we could get it up onto the body - enter stage left the lads from next door! Luckily they managed to plonk it on for us, so all we had to do was slap snowballs onto Frosty's body to fill him out a bit, and find a nose (pine cone) mouth (chuckies) and eyes (coal).

A couple of twigs for arms and our new addition to the garden was complete.

 

 LL was enamoured (but dwarfed). We returned indoors with rosy cheeks and a sense of achievement. What a great afternoon.