Snow Forp!

So yesterday morning (since it is the wee hours of Wednesday) after the blizzard stopped and the sun came out the girls and I decided to go shovel the walks and driveway. So we pulled on our snow boots, and coats and headed out to the sunshiny coldness.

Bailey concentrated on the stairs and the broom that was already there from Papa's first shoveling at 6 am. She was a very dedicated stair sweeper.

Laira followed me around and tromped around in the snow listening to the delightful crunch under her pink boots. She then started to squish the snow together with her hands and told me that she decided that she wanted to make a snow fort. I told her that was a great idea but her ride was going to pick her up for school any minute and she would have to wait till she got home.

after Laira left and I had finished the shoveling I told Bailey it was time to go inside. She was not very happy and she pouted as she told me that she wanted to make a snow forp. "A what?" I asked. " A snow forp" she replied with a little more gusto. I snickered to my self and told her the forp was going to have to wait till Laira came home.

Well my Brother Matt had to run some errands and when he came home he asked Bailey if she wanted to help him make a forp. She was so excited so they went out side and made a forp.

Making sure the snow is patted down smooth
more patting.
"it needs to be this tall"
Laira came home from school just about the time the Forp was finished. She was very excited to see it.
The finished Fort.

Matt and I let the girls play and we started making our Spinach cheese ravioli (from scratch) and he said to me "I give it 10 minutes before the fort is no longer standing" I laughed when Laira came in 10 minutes later and said she accidentally knocked the wall down.

What a wonderful brother I have to play with my girls and make them wonderful snow forps.