Rai's (and Ko's) First Snowman!

Rai is afraid of snow. This is a little tough to accept for a Canadian. I grew up with snow on the ground 6 months of the year. Even though we were all wishing for Spring after 3 or 4 months of snow, we never actually had any fear associated with the snow. Rai is afraid. He screams and cries the first few times we're outside every time we visit the cabin during the winter.
This visit has been no exception. Rai wailed for the entire walk from the car to the cabin when we arrived here on Monday. A blind man would think we were walking over burning coals, not snow if he had heard Rai's screams of agony. Finding a way for Rai to overcome this irrational fear is one of our priorities at the cabin. Lisa the librarian gave us two suggestions: build a snowman and paint in the snow using colored water. Yesterday, we tried the first. We built a snowman or, should I say, I built a snowman while Rai watched from the doorway. The snowman was super exciting for him, but not exciting enough to get him to step into the snow. Well, even though we couldn't get Rai into the snow, we do consider this attempt a success. Rai was carried out to meet the snowman without resistance or screaming and he even almost... almost touched the snowman.
At this rate, I should have Rai snowboarding with me by the time he's 23 or 24 years old. Can't wait for that!