Sunday, December 09, 2007

Building a Snow Fort




Saturday, December 8th snow fell in salt lake city. Walter, Jack and Henry woke up to a thick blanket of snow, perfect for playing in. It was the kind of snow that was wet and heavy and packed down great. Perfect for snow men, or snow caves...
The boys and daddy went into the backyard to begin to play in this wonderful white stuff. Daddy started shoveling off the patio and began to pile to snow up into one big mound. The mound grew and grew until it was almost as tall as him. The pile then was packed down tight into a perfect igloo shape. Next came the carving and digging out. Being a boyscout, daddy was a seasoned pro at this task. Walter was thrilled with the result and promptly climed into the magical cave. However, daddy was not done yet. Once the boys went inside for lunch daddy continued digging and created another chamber for the cave. Now the boys could go in one side and crawl through to another opening-he made a snow tunnel. Utah has the greatest snow!

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