When it snowed last Thursday, Sylvia was disappointed that it wasn't the packing kind of snow so she could make a snowman. It was powdery and sparkly at the time. But today, it is warming up past freezing quite quickly, and the snow is nice and wet and sticky.
The kiddos played in the backyard all morning, digging burrows in the drift. There was no snow left in the front yard, but they wanted to put the snowman out there. So they rolled each snowball over the grass to get it there. (Hence the mud and pine needles all over him.) The snowballs were so big and heavy they couldn't lift them [even all 3 working together] once they got them to the front yard! I was still in my pajamas inside the house, but thankfully our neighbor friend Andrew saw that they were having troubles. He came outside with no coat, but gloves, and lifted the top two snowballs onto the snowman. So thoughtful. Then he went back inside to get his coat, when the kids invited him to stay and play.
Sylvia named him Mr. Miggle-Muggle. He will probably be almost gone by the end of the day, as it is going to be in the 40's. But, he made some kids pretty happy today. :)
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