"I Didn't Know about this Day!"

It's 1100pm New Year's Eve and Layla and Greg are still outside shovelling snow from the front driveway for the fort they are building in the back when Layla exclaims, "I didn't know about this day! This is the best day ever!!" - referring to the ever popular children's holiday, New Year's!

Layla was disappointed when she heard the radio declare that this would not be a white Christmas this year. We assured her that there would be plenty of snow in Magrath. She was so excited to get to build a snowman when we got there but the snow was too soft and dry and did not stick together well enough to build anything.

We returned a few days later to find Oliver under a blanket of fresh snow. Our first day home was New Year's Eve and Layla and Greg decided to build a snow fort. There wasn't a huge amount of snow so Greg and Layla worked hard hauling snow from the front to the back.

The next day we were out early continuing to work on the fort. We took turns hauling snow from the front and watched as the fort came to life.

We all snuggled together inside the cozy fort. Even the dog tried to get in but we thought he might break it so he wasn't allowed.

This morning, after one day's worth of warm temperatures the fort has melted so much that the top of the doorway is touching the ground. Greg's 6+ hours of shovelling and our hard work is not all wasted though, Layla says it will make a great slide.