William Stevens and daughter Emma, 12, team up to build a snowman in their neighbor's yard in Oakland Sunday. The pair, who have been building snowmen together since Emma was five, said recent rain made the snow wet, heavy and ideal for shaping a snowman. They said they would add buttons, scarf, hat and a wooden nose to the snowman that stood over 6 feet tall.

William Stevens and daughter Emma, 12, team up to build a snowman in their neighbor's yard in Oakland Sunday. The pair, who have been building snowmen together since Emma was five, said recent rain made the snow wet, heavy and ideal for shaping a snowman. They said they would add buttons, scarf, hat and a wooden nose to the snowman that stood over 6 feet tall.

Emma Stevens, 12, packs snow while building a snowman with her dad William in their neighbor's yard in Oakland Sunday. The pair, who have been building snowmen together since Emma was five, said recent rain made the snow wet, heavy and ideal for shaping a snowman. They said they would add buttons, scarf, hat and a wooden nose to the snowman that stood over 6 feet tall.

Emma Stevens, 12, shapes the snowman she built with her dad William in their neighbor's yard in Oakland Sunday. The pair, who have been building snowmen together since Emma was five, said recent rain made the snow wet, heavy and ideal for shaping a snowman. They said they would add buttons, scarf, hat and a wooden nose to the snowman that stood over 6 feet tall.