Aliens in the Apple

Our first snowman

Ben 5 Jan 2011 Christmas Family Funny things Weather

It got seriously warm today (almost 10 degrees C), so we went into our snow-covered backyard and colonized it, turning the beautiful fresh snow into a snowman.

Our back “yard” before we started:

Laying the foundation (Marica supervising):

Voila!

With his creators:

Comments (5)

Anna Banana 5 Jan 2011 at 9:52am

I love it! I always use a giant snow ball for the base. I have never seen a snow man with a conical base…That is awesome!!

Ben 5 Jan 2011 at 10:02am

Yes, it does look rather funny now. It wasn’t a design decision — we just didn’t know what we were doing. :-)

Hannah 5 Jan 2011 at 12:01pm

Maybe it’s a snowwoman…with a pipe? :)

Susanna 5 Jan 2011 at 5:13pm

Love it…the pipe is a perfect finishing touch!:)

Marcelle 7 Jan 2011 at 2:53am

There’s no way that ol’ sailor caught one THAT big!

Great to see you all enjoying the snow! Hope that means you’re all feeling hale and hearty again.