A New Toy for Free!

The girls woke up this morning to this beautiful sight outside of our sliding door.

We were given a brand new toy to play with that was absolutely free: snow!  As soon as the sun came up we took on the challenge of dressing for the outdoors.  Snow pants, boots, coats, hats, scarves and gloves were donned and 45 minutes later we were out the door.

So what do toddlers do out in the snow?  Simply explore.  Our girls LOVED discovering the fact that they could make footprints wherever they went.  C grinned each time she watched her boot come up and discovered that she had left a mark behind her, and E was all over our yard, looking back every so often to see the new design she had created. 

Of course, there is a natural draw to eat the snow too.  I'm sure it's not for everyone; but as long as it wasn't any other color than white, I let them experience the cold snow melt quickly on their tongues.  Who wouldn't want to savor that feeling again and again?

Once the gloves were saturated, it was time to head back indoors, but we came out right away again after nap time in the afternoon.  Our back yard has a small hill (more of a slight incline, really), so we brought out the sled this time around.  Although they enjoyed the hill, the real kicks came from me simply pulling them around the yard.  :)

Daddy came home just in time for the snow to get warm enough to turn into the perfect packing material for snowman-making.  Though we didn't have any carrots, we made do with some sticks as arms and rocks from our garden to create the eyes, nose and mouth.

Since the snow has already started so early this year, we'd better find ways to enjoy it!  Who knows, maybe Mr. Snowman will get a snow-puppy in the near future.  :)