Piled Higher and Deeper

Last weekend we had about 8 inches of snow. Heavy flakes, the kind that stick together really well. Normally, shoveling all of that off the driveway is a good 30-minute workout, but when the kids jump up and down and say, "Oh please Daddy, can you pile it up in one place so we can make a snow cave?" then you know it's going to be a back-breaker.

I carried every shovelful of snow to one spot, dumped it, and packed it down. I cleared our driveway and sidewalks, then went over to my neighbor's driveway for more (he probably thinks I'm insane). But the kids got their mountain of snow, and they dug a cave. More of a tunnel, really.

Snow... It's almost as good as Legos!