Snow Day

We joined eight of our ten grandchildren today (three visitors and five locals) for sledding under sunny skies in almost-balmy forty degree temperatures.  The wet snow packed well, making runways smooth and slick, and snowmen easy to shape.  Pictures speak the loudest, so here are a few.

Five well-packed girls rode Grampa/Baba's big ice fishing sled together:

Cousins loved every minute:

Sisters, too:

Mothers helped encourage sledders on their way back up the hill:

I rolled three balls to make a three-tiered snowman, then added stone eyes and a bent twig for a mouth. The kids added stick arms, stone buttons, and grass hair.  He became a celebrity...

...until his eager fans converged to eat him alive!