Buried alive

After I finished plowing the driveway this morning, I turned on Snowflake, our inflatable snowman (actually, Kris insists it's a snowgirl).

He had some trouble breaking through the snow. I eventually had to clear some snow off so he could spring to life.

At first, only this single mitten clutching a candy cane managed to surface. It looked like some horrible Christmas tragedy had taken place!

It reminded me of the end of "Terminator 2" when Arnold gave a thumbs up as he sank into the pit of molten metal.