While schools and offices were closed the last week of January, neighbors got down to the serious business of having fun in the snow and ice.
“School’s canceled! School’s canceled!” 10-year-old Molly Lloyd chanted happily on Jan. 27 from around her family’s firepit. It was her third day of making lots of s’mores with her brother and their friends — so many that they’d had to make several Target runs.
When the children ran out of marshmallows, they got creative and burned graham crackers, tested how long it took for chocolate to melt, and saw who could make the deepest designs in snow with hot sticks.
Since school was closed the next day, they planned to restock and get cooking once again.
“All the kids are just playing,” Molly’s mom, Bailey, said. “It’s really fun”.
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Other residents didn’t need to hit the slopes to put their outdoor adventure gear to the test.
Sixth-grader Elliot Feinstein tried cross country skiing, while Jan and Greg Crespi used the poles they take to Sedona, Santa Fe, and New Zealand to help navigate the sidewalks.
“They work well on really sandy beaches, and on rugged mountain paths,” Greg said.
“And on Park Cities ice!” added Jan.
Nearby, 8-year-old Avery Layman used a shovel to carve a snowman in her front yard. She completed her creation with a top hat, scarf, acorn-top eyes, carrot nose, and celery mouth.
While Milan prepared to host Olympic curling events, Preston Hollow’s Amy and Dahlem Dodson were already brooming, sweeping, and sliding across Dallas ice like seasoned pros.
“My husband and I have always been fascinated with curling — so much so that he froze a couple of bowls of water, used naturally shed deer antlers for handles, and we hit our frozen street,” Amy said.
