Saturday, December 20, 2008

A Trip to the Mountain!

During all those years we lived in Wisconsin, most Christmases were anything but white. But since we've returned, Mother Nature seems to be celebrating by providing us record amounts of snow.

Last winter saw more snowfall than all but three or four years in the last century. And believe it or not, this year is on pace to make it an even snowier winter!

Of course, with our monster Craftsman snowblower, cleaning the driveway goes pretty quickly...



The question, of course, is what should we do with all that snow?

The normal answer is to just throw it off to the side of the driveway and walkways.

We Bicoys are anything but normal.

It took a bit of work, throwing the snow from one side to the other, then directing it into one corner.

And finally, it was complete.

Welcome to what our kids are calling Bicoy Mountain...



It's a pile of snow about 4 1/2 feet tall - and winter doesn't officially arrive until tomorrow!

The kids use it as a mini-sledding hill, although Malia (at the bottom of the picture below), decided she didn't need a sled...



The kids love it...



Just imagine how big it will be if the snow keeps up!