A few weeks ago my friend, Sandra, and I got together and we made snowmen. Out of socks. And rice. And we named them.
They were a holiday gift for our visiting teaching sisters.

We had so much fun making them, and giving them each a personality.

Top Row (Left to Right):

• Billy – He was the first one we named, and he just sort of had this young (snow)man look about him
• Potter – This one was an obvious reference to Harry Potter, the glasses and the short owl-like nose made it official
• Punchinello – This one was the hardest one to name. He had a sort of crooked stove pipe hat. The name came from the book, “You are Special”

Bottom Row:

• Ma – She was the only snow(woman) with flower shaped buttons. Ma just seemed to fit. (“Grams” was another thought)
• Shorty – This one was the shortest and roundest of the bunch. The name is not too original though.
• Patty – We needed another girl, and the name just sort of sounded good.
• Johnny – Billy needed a brother.
• Pa – This was the tallest, biggest of all of the snowmen. Besides, you can’t have a Ma without a Pa!

Sandra and I each kept a couple of them, and then we gave the others to the sisters we visit teach. It was surprisingly hard to decide which ones to give away. Once they had a name and a place in the snowman village, it was like putting them up for adoption. In a snowman-sock sort of way, of course.

When all was said and done. These were the two I ended up keeping. They now sit happily atop our piano.
Say hello to Potter and Punchinello.

Yes, I had way too much fun making these guys. And yes, I will probably do it again next year.