We got about 3 inches of snow in the past couple of days. So the boys and I decided that it was perfect time to try out all of our new snow gear.We played around for a while. And then we decided to build a snow fort. Then we decided to build TWO snow forts. One for us, and one for some friends that will be coming over soon.

Ours is an awesome fort that had water poured on it every night. So now it has turned to ice. It also has a tube inside it, making it solid. It is basically a tube stuck inside a pile of ice. The boys were so proud of themselves LOL. Here is OUR fort:

You can see the black ribbed pipe in the front of ours. The 2 blue water drums, (which the boys played with in this post) are the borders of our fort. This is the back view. You can see the “enemy” fort in the distance (across our driveway).

Here is the back view of the “enemy” fort. The front of the “good guy” fort is across the way:

Notice the cubbyholes that are for storing “ammo”. Fletcher was rather proud of those. The first fort that we made for our friends was hollow. The boys built a fort, and then, with their hands, scooped out holes all through-out it. The result was a fort that, if sat on, would tumble to the ground. Whereas OUR fort, you could dance a jig on, if you did not slip off it! 

I vetoed the hollow fort. The boys, on careful review of the problem, decided they did not want to get labeled “cheaters”. So we rebuilt the “enemy” fort. It is now a big pile of snow that has been sat on a little bit.

Here is the side view of the two forts. Notice the bin that we used to haul snow:

We had a lot of fun building these forts. Now if only they will last till our friends get here! Probably not. 🙁 It is supposed to get up to 40 degrees tomorrow! That will feel warm! LOL