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Building a Giant Snowman

January 7, 2012 by rickety 6 Comments

I thought it would never snow but overnight we got several inches in Kaysville. Out came the snowman builders to construct a giant snowman. Just build him like a regular snowman but bigger. You may need some help to hoist his head so pay attention to the photographs that follow.

Pass the snow

1. Pass the snow

Compact the snow

2. Compact the snow

Lift his head

3. Lift his head

Secure his head

4. Secure his head

How it is done

5. Use a step ladder

Give him a mouth

6. Give him a mouth

The engineers

The engineers. Dan, Rachel, and Jake

Later in the day our snowman got a nose but lost his buttons.
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Filed Under: Daniel, Fun in Utah, Jake, Rachel, Rickety Picks Tagged With: Kaysville, Snow, Utah

Comments

  1. Shauna says

    January 8, 2012 at 11:44 am

    That’s huge!! How long did it take to build?

    Reply
    • rickety says

      January 8, 2012 at 3:04 pm

      Seems like it took the children two hours.

      Reply
      • Jill says

        January 9, 2012 at 3:35 pm

        Children couldn’t build such a snowman and the young adults worked for at least four hours.

        Reply
        • rickety says

          January 9, 2012 at 4:25 pm

          Daniel and Jake are still our children no matter what age they are. It is a simple definition.

          Reply
  2. Melissa says

    January 8, 2012 at 8:33 pm

    In shorts and short sleeves!!! They must have been working hard. Looks awesome!

    Reply
    • rickety says

      January 8, 2012 at 9:33 pm

      Someone infiltrated our front yard during the night and destroyed the snowman’s head. We have no idea who it was, probably some flake, so it looks like it is headed for the cold case file.

      Reply

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