Frosty and the Nelson Family

December 21, 2009 · By Deb Phillips – The Photo Gal

Patrick Nelson stands beside Frosty the snowman in his front yard in Lewisville, North Carolina (Forsyth County). Photographer, Deb Phillips.

Patrick Nelson embraces his newly fashioned snow friend, Frosty.

Fun in the Snow

The recent snowfall yielded a variety of photos that I’ll be sharing throughout this Christmas week. Today we’ll visit with a family having fun together building a snowman.

After walking through Lewisville for several hours on Saturday morning (December 19, 2009) and photographing scenes from the beautiful snowfall, I decided to head back home. My shortcut down Belnette Drive led me by the Nelson family building a snowman in their front yard. Patrick (turning 10 this week), his sister Colleen (5), and their dad, Rob, were getting ready to place Frosty’s head on his chilly body when I dashed up and began photographing them.

Gradually, Frosty developed a carrot nose, orange-peel eyes and a mouth made up of Tootsie Rolls. A hat, gloves and a scarf topped off his cheery countenance.

Frosty turned out to be quite a respectable snowman, and I have no doubt that he’ll hang around the delightful Nelson family as long as he can!

Here’s wishing the Nelsons a wonderful Christmas!