Do You Want To Build A Snowman?

We woke to a brief and beautiful return of winter. snowy woodpile  Four inches of the first, perfectly packable, snowman-making snow we’ve had this winter.

Of course I had to ask my biggest Frozen fan “Do you want to build a snowman?”Jane

And she said “No. You build it, I will smash it down.”Jane in snow with fat bat

Obliging mother that I am, I built her a snowman as she waited, fat bat at the ready, to smash it down.Jane smashing snowman

And when there was nothing left but the original ball of snow, her sister took the bat, turned it around and ran the snowman through.Clara delivers killing blow to snowman

I think my girls might be ready for spring.

Snow Melt

In less than a week we have gone from over a foot of snow cover to mud with patches of icy slush.

Clara has tried to make the best of the situation.mud sledding

Jane and I appreciate Clara’s efforts but we feel the same way about the loss of our snow.Jane crying on sled

And Ivy…Ivy  …Ivy is ready to embrace all the warm weather she can get!