Snow Day!

Being from California, Seth and I have always been rather partial to the idea of snow in winter. You might say, in our minds, it was one of the perks of moving to Kentucky. And so I'm sorry to say that, in general, we have been rather disappointed on that front, especially the last couple of years. Last night we finally got what we have been waiting for: a big, huge, beautiful blanket of snow!

Now we have gotten a dusting or two in the past couple of months, but nothing that really stuck around for long. Every time the flurries would start to swirl Benjamin would look outside and exclaim, "SNOWMAN!" And I would explain to him, "no, Babe, there's not going to be enough snow for us to make a snowman. I'm sorry."

Today Benjamin finally got his winter wish. Seth stayed home this morning and worked remotely, so at lunchtime we all bundled up and trooped outside where we set to packing the icy crust into three large balls. Benjamin helped me tromp across the yard to find stick arms while Seth selected rocks from Benjamin's copious collection for eyes. A limp carrot (no longer fit for eating) became the characteristic snowman beak; I even donated my hat for the cause.

This is our 6th winter in Kentucky, and our first snowman!