snow experiment

I went in to check on Lucy because she had been sleeping for over three and half hours, and I found her silently noticing the snow beginning to fall. She usually lets everyone know the minute she wakes up, so the view outside must have really amazed her enough to keep her quiet for who knows how long.

We put a pan out on the deck and caught some snow to play with after dark. Caleb filled the bowl with packed snow, and in the morning we checked to see how much water it melted down to, and if there was any dirt in the water. (Caleb hypothesized that the snow would melt down and fill less of the bowl than the packed snow, and that the water would have dirt in it.)
Lucy said the snow was hot, so we talked about the difference between hot and cold.
When she figured out what cold meant, she put on Caleb's winter hat. I thought that was pretty funny.