Snowmen!

So far our final January here in Ohio has been anything but snowy ... just a couple of days here and there, enough to cause a little disruption to MOPS and schools but gone within 48 hours as if there had never been a Level 1 or 2 snow emergency!! As I write this it's just trying to snow again!

Having said that we would never pass up an opportunity to enjoy whatever comes our way, so the Beckwith girlies have had a few afternoons in the white fluffy stuff with Abigail quickly showing Naomi what a snow angel was, within seconds of getting outside!

As you can see above the first offering wasn't all that impressive which didn't stop us being silly. Below the second heavier snowfall was referred to as packing snow ... basically perfect for making snowmen!! This fell just after Mark left for PNG and almost delayed some of his flights. Without a second set of hands to run in and get Mr Frosty a hat and scarf, I (Jenny) gave up mine for the cause ... what a dedicated Mummy?! Abigail was most disappointed when I took them off when we finished playing and went inside!!

Being responsible for clearing the sidewalks outside your own houses, the Beckwith girlies were very grateful when a neighbour and another friend came to our assistance in clearing our pathways during the very heavy snow! It can be a big job.

As we were a little more restricted with going out we decided to try our hands at making snowmen inside too!! The bake-pop phenomenon reached our house a couple of months ago and we found they were the perfect way to make yummy snowmen! Here are the works in progress (of course there had to be some 'pink' ones as that's Abigail's favourite colour!) ...

The finished articles looked a little more like 'Mr Blobby' than we would have liked ... just not pink with yellow dots! But Abigail took great joy in adding the googly eyes that Mark had got her before he left which made them look a little more freaky!! Presentation was definitely not the priority of the day just the speed in which we could get them finished so Abigail could eat one!!

Abigail had been trying to save one for Mark when he got home ... it took several days of convincing that it would be better to finish the last one of these and make some more for Daddy when he gets back!!

There is more snow forecast which we're really excited about ... especially Popeye who has come to play with us with all her snow gear and so far hasn't had to unpack them!! Maybe there will be the chance to build some more snowmen ... so far our total this winter is 10 ... 1 outside and 9 in!