I tried to tell them not every snowman had to be a princess, but they were eager to build their own. So far this winter, Elliott and Patrick have had a hand in bringing two snowfriends into this world.
Now, we haven't been blasted by snow storms like so many of our East coast family and friends, but we've had a decent amount. Unfortunately for the boys, it's also been insanely cold. There were several days when their suggestions for sledding and snowman-building were summarily shot down.
Finally this week, the temperature inched up near freezing, and we decided it was warm enough to head out for a little while. The boys worked on forming the snowman's body while I snapped a couple of dead branches and gathered some essential snowman gear. Elliott, Creative Wizard that he is, named this little fella "Snowman."
Pretty cute, right? He's got Hershey's Kiss eyes! :) And the legs were all Elliott. He pretty much insisted.
Snowman here probably reminds you a lot of the first attempt the boys made in Erie earlier this winter... If you can't picture it, I'll set the scene for you:
After a successful sledding trip, the bundled-up boys remain poised for more snow play in their grandparents' front yard. Dad and Grandpa loosely supervise. Loosely. The boys remember they had seen Max and Ruby smoothly roll three small snowballs into the perfect computer-drawn snow princess, so they get to work building their own No-Fail Snowman.
As it starts to take shape, Patrick's requests for jewelry and other accoutrements fall on deaf ears. Elliott, however, is unwavering in his carrot demand. ANY respectable snowman HAS to have a carrot!
Or many.
Grandpa dutifully retrieves cut carrot sticks from the fridge.
The boys, well..., worked with what they had:
What's the matter? Having trouble seeing it?
Here, Patrick realizes he doesn't have to just wonder if those facial features are as crunchy as they look:
Just look at that. Pride in a job well done! Mission accomplished! Max and Ruby's snow princess recreation? D-U-N. And a healthy snack? Off the list, too!
