Snow Days and Kids

I am enjoying all the pictures my friends and neighbors are posting of their kids and grandkids out in the first snow of this winter.  It is late in the year for snow.  But we will take it anytime.

My picture is of  Nina taken at our little house up on Harlin Drive.  She was probably 3 or 4 at the time.  Not in school yet.  So it would have been one of those snowy winters we had back in the late 70's I think.  We were out of school for weeks I remember.

My Andy is a creative sort.  And he loves the snow.  And, being a carpenter, he loves to build things.  And what do you do with lots of snow?  Why, make a snow house, of course.  He took one of our plastic storage boxes and proceeded to make snow blocks.  Nina helped too.  I think I was in charge of hot cocoa and cookies and dry clothes when they were needed.  I remember this project  practically cleared the yard of snow.  You can see bare ground and lots of leaves in the finished product.  This snow house lasted for days. 

Ruby Robins called us from the Times one day and asked if Wayman King could come up and take a picture of Nina standing in front of  her frozen playhouse.  We of course said yes and the result was her picture in the paper. 

Takes me back in time.  There she stands in her sturdy little boots, holding her life-long companion Tina, the hairless doll.  Warm hat, warm coat, warm mittens.  So happy that her creative dad has helped her make another winter memory.

So, go out there.  Have fun while this snow lasts.  The white stuff will be gone before we know it.  But memories like this last forever.