Over the last month we have had a few snowstorms. Nothing like the record breaking snow fall of last year, but enough for the kids to have a good time.
Each time it snows though, we have to shovel. This can be back breaking work, so any assistance, however small, helps…
Both the wee girl and the 6yo love to help daddy. Shoveling snow becomes a game if it means that they can get outside and do jobs. And, actually, they are a help. The 6yo at least :)
Snow can be heavy, but we have little shovels for the kids to use. Still, it takes some effort to lift a shovelful and toss it out of the way.
That doesn’t stop either of them from trying!
Of course, like most good things, it comes to an end and they get distracted. On this occasion it was by burying their arms in snow.
Which of course results in wet/cold hands! For the wee girl, an arm was enough. But the 6yo was up for more, and his dad got distracted too… So, before I knew it, the 6yo was completely covered in snow!
Needless to say, this was the end of our outdoor adventures, and a rather cold 6yo came inside for hot chocolate :)
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Oh my goodness, look at the delight on their faces. loving all the snow photos!
They loved it :)
Brilliant! Their faces say it all. How funny that they started with their arms. I think I’d have started with feet, but maybe I’m not so hardy. Yah for hot chocolates!
Yeah, I’m not sure why they started there, but they were having fun!
I LOVE these photos, they really made me smile! Shovelling snow looks like great fun :)
I’m glad you’ve avoided the really bad snow like you had last year.
Thank you Sarah! The kids had a lot of fun, and I’m so relieved that we’ve not had bad snow (so far!!).
Haha looks they are having a fab time :-) #countrykids
They really were! Any excuse to get out in the snow :)
Awww so sweet of them to help and only kids can have fun while shoveling snow! #CountryKids
They enjoy helping, and in this case were actually a bit helpful :)
I am always so jealous of your snow fun come winter, I have so many great snow play ideas saved up over the years from your blog but still I’ve not had a chance to put them to good use! Lovely seeing your photos, it rather reminds me of a day at the beach using snow instead of sand with all that burying! What fun but oh so cold I’m not surprised they had to come in for hot chocolate, it looks lovely over my PC here but must be so cold in reality! Thank you so much for poping over to join me for #CountryKids
It has been chilly, but really, we’ve got off very lightly this winter :) Lovely to be back on #countrykids!
Oh wow that looks like so much fun! Love the photo of the 6yo covered in snow and the joy on the wee girl’s face in the photo where she is lifting a shovelful of snow :-)
I love that photo of the wee girl too, she looks so pleased with herself :)
Love that last photo although rather him than me. Monkey would love to be able to help with all that snow. We thought we might have some yesterday, but it was rain instead #Coun tryKids
My 6yo is up for anything really, bless him! Good snow gear is a must for us!
Great photos. Nice for them to enjoy it and get outside. Brrr though, it’s made me feel cold
It was great to see them so happy to be out in the snow, and helping (after a fashion!). It was a bit chilly though :)
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