Renee hosted a brunch at our house on Saturday morning which just so happened to be the same day as our neighborhood's annual Snow Day. So while the ladies did their deal at the house, Lydia & I enjoyed some great father/daughter time. We walked down to the park to see a bunch of boys engaged in some pretty serious snowball fights and lots of girls making designs in the snow. Lydia was a little grouchy and a bit tentative, but was extremely curious to know more about snow. I held her hand and we walked around the place to survey everything. She eventually got the guts to touch the snow. Here's a summary of what I think she learned (in order of worst to BEST):
1) snow is cold and it will make your hands hurt if you keep touching it
2) snow can be very hard so you may not want to crawl on it
3) snow can get pieces of leaves and dirt in it which, by definition, is DIRTY (i.e. not good)
4) a mini snow shovel is very similar to a broom (possibly the coolest toy in the whole world) and can be used to rake/sweep snow
5) snow is what you use to make a snowman
I really loved #5. Lydia quieted watched me as put 3 small snowballs together and two pieces of leaves on the top ball. All was quiet until I broke a small twig and stuck them in the sides of the middle ball, and then she exclaimed "No Man!" --- that's snowman for those who don't speak the language. She was thrilled. She loves a snowman.
5 comments:
that lydia really loves a good "no man"... haha!
What a cool idea for a snow day!
love the daddy post! I saw the title in my preview and wondered how on earth you guys have had snow twice this year and we haven't had any! What a fun tradition in your neighborhood! I can tell it was brought in by her attire ;)
Poor child - were are her gloves, hat, boots, snowsuit, neck warmer...it is sorta cheating to be able to go out in the snow and not have to spend at least 10minutes putting on all the gear before you go out..then the 10 minutes it takes to get it all off again and put in in the dryer because if you don't it will cause a puddle to form on your floor and then have to put it all away just to take it out again 2 hrs later!!!!!
This is so funny!! I like her life lessons that she has already learned about the snow!! Such cute pictures!!
My favorite picture is the one where Lydia is trying to use her tiny sand shovel to scoop snow!! I wonder if she kept thinking "boy this sand is hard and really cold:)". Such a blessing to see the children learn and exerience new things for the first time. Things we take for granted such as the "no man"! Thanks for sharing.
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