While in Minnesota, it snowed. The children were delighted to experience something we mostly missed out on in Maryland last year. The first snow started at night, which meant the tables on our rental house's deck got loaded with snow. The kids were dying to play, so we let them out in the cold, dark night. They promptly weaponized the snow and tried to get the warm, dry parents to be cold, wet parents.
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| Gathering the easy snow |
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| Ready for trouble |
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A view through our shields
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Another view through our shields
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The next morning, the kids went out into the yard to make snow angels, have snowball fights, and generally cause mayhem.
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Trying to hit a parent on the deck
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A long range throw
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| Lakeside fun |
We threw snowballs into the lake after a round of snowball fighting amongst ourselves. Naturally, I didn't get any pictures during the fight. Where's a GoPro when you need it?
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A view of the rental
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The snow was a bit dry and powdery, making it sub-optimal for snowballs and snowmen. My kids discovered the snow on top of the hot tub was wetter and thus more amenable to shaping.
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Snowman or stockpile of snowballs?
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At Granny and Grandpa's house, an all-out war went on between Grandpa and all takers.
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A strategic retreat
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The sledding at their house was so fun, I only got one picture.
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A good run
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A small snow cave was built, and eventually demolished.
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Tromping on their own work
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The snow-ladened woods were very peaceful.
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| Smooth, untrammeled snow |
A few days later, the rental house had a beautiful sunrise with some warmer weather.
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| A nice view |
The next morning was much colder, resulting in a nice fogrise.
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"Fogrise" would be a good name for a horror novel, right?
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The fog also rises
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