Wow, i don't think you are being unreasonable at all! We took both ours to the snow for the first time 1 year ago. DS '08 had a ball. Loved the whole thing. Ds '10 was miserable and had a huge meltdown (which is seriously out of character). He was just cold and hated all the layers of clothes. I spent the rest of the day in the car with him and he was so much happier. I was sorry i sort of ruined it for the others, but i hate seeing my kids so sad.