Snowman

After what was hopefully our last snowfall a week or so ago, Amity and Ben spent some time outside.  The snow was just perfect for building our very first snowman.

Amity is a great helper.  She's developed a sense of adventure in the snow.  She walks right out into it without a moment of hesitation now and she wants to touch it.  That's partly due to her dad encouraging her to try making snowballs to toss at Mommy.

Amity jumped right in to help push the big snowball along.  She's so strong.

When a chunk fell off, she was showing Mommy and Daddy what happened.

Ben found the snowman some necessary accessories so he would be a true, unashamed snowman. 

Being outside is a treat. Amity will now walk to the door and hit it and say, "da!" Which means she wants to go downstairs and out to play.  Sometimes she grabs her coat and boots and brings them over too. I think she just wants to make it clear to us.  If we try to bring her in before she's ready, she cries. 

There he is.  Such a handsome snowman.  So he's almost perfect.  He's got sturdy sticks for arms, buttons for eyes and old sweatpants for a scarf.

Posing for a picture with the snowman...or looking at a car going by.  Amity now says, "ca" for car, "ha" for hat and "ho" for hot. It's fun to hear her making all kinds of new sounds too.