How is it that the temperatures can go from -25 degrees C plus wind chill, and 3 days later we're up around -2 degrees C with no wind chill or westerly/southern winds? Well it's happening. I'm not complaining or anything, but it is January and I expect a whole lot more of the cold to be a-coming our way. Having said that, we've tried to take full advantage of the lovely weather. And of course with lovely weather comes a slight melting of the snow. Not super good for building snowmen, but partially good. I hope Mrs. Frosty lasts longer than just today.

Notice that Mrs. Frosty has a little Frosty beside her. Courtesy of Lil' Miss. I almost though we might be making an army of Frosties....then she got side tracked. (Of course the army of Frosties takes me back to a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon were Calvin makes a city of snowmen, then comes along and 'godzillas' them - just popped into my mind as I was building little Frosty).
We got sidetracked by the toboggan. Tobogganing for us right now consists of pulling Lil' Miss around the block on the toboggan. It took me a bit, the first time, to convince her that this was indeed actually a fun thing for her. But the snow was so deep that the toboggan would keep trying to tip over and she did not think that was enjoyable. Plus it was -25 degrees C and some extra wind chill on top of that, and I don't think she liked any part of the situation. I would have to agree with her partially. Walking into the wind chill, even just for a block, sucked. Anyhow. She likes the toboggan now and would probably ride in down a small decline....if I had the energy to actually take her to a hill and try it.

Note: She insisted on having her sunglasses on this afternoon. I didn't blame her.

And one last picture, posing with the Frosties.