Last Snow of the Year

Back in March, we had a pretty good snowfall.  It was several inches deep and dense.  I knew it would be perfect for building an igloo.

So that's what we did!

These pictures were taken the next day when it had deteriorated due to the warmer weather (we're not experts, ok?).

Unfortunately, we didn't quite get to cap it.  It took a few hours.  It took so long, in fact, that I completely lost track of time and when Joel's good friend from college arrived to see us for the evening, the house was a complete disaster.  I don't know if this has ever happened to me before (or I should say, if I have done that to myself and a guest before).   Total embarrassment!  He was a good sport about it and even helped the kids clean up their legos.  For days afterward, the kids talked about "Papa's friend Scott."

Thanks for the help, Scott!

After some playing and re-arranging by the kids the next day, it didn't look quite as good as good as when it was freshly-built.

But we made it, and that is the important thing.  Hopefully next year we can try again!