Winter Activities: Droney Style (PB)

Many people, including myself at times, complain endlessly about the cold winter weather.  You have to bundle up in a ridiculous amount of layers to be able to keep yourself at a comfortable temperature.  You have to spray your boots with a water-proofing spray that will keep your feet dry when you are trudging through three feet of snow on your way to school or work.  Winter is miserable at times, but it also has its rewards. 

Winter is truly beautiful in Pennsylvania.  Just take a second to look outside at the rolling hills and the glistening snow laying on top of them like a warm blanket. (that's ironic because snow is cold)  Everything sparkles in the winter, and I love glitter, so that works for me. 

 

In my family, most outdoor winter activities consist of my mom going outside for about five minutes, (if she even lasts that long) and then she complains about being too cold and goes back inside, my dad insisting that he is not cold without gloves on (even though he is), and me getting tangled up in the dog's leash and falling in the snow.  Now, I know that does not seem like fun, but sometimes my mom puts enough layers on, my dad wears gloves, and I leave the dog inside, and we have fun.

This afternoon, for instance, my family went snowshoeing in the backyard and built a snowman.  Last year for Christmas, my mom, dad, and I all got snowshoes for Christmas.  This was the first time we had used them since getting them over a year ago, but it was fun.  We were probably outside for a good forty-five minutes snowshoeing.  We have a big field behind our house, so we went out in the field to try them out after getting used to them in our own backyard.  My dad and I left my mom in the dust.  Let's just say that she's not very fast or made for cold weather.  It was fun, none the less.

After we had finished snowshoeing and had figured out how to remove them from our feet, we built a snowman.  So, in my side yard, we currently have a five to six foot snowman with arms made out of "paint stirrer-sticks," a hook for a nose, and two bottle caps for eyes.  I also used twigs to make cat ears for the snowman.  It's a pretty unique snowman, but I like it. 

So even though my family is not necessarily the most "outdoor-sy" type, we can still have fun playing in the snow.  And for the remainder of this unending winter, we are going to enjoy the beauty and coziness of the season.