Snow and Sledding

(Say the title to the tune of Married with Children).  Okay, now that that is stuck in your head, I really do think that a proper snow fall and sledding go hand in hand.

We had a couple inches of snow fall at my parents home and they have the perfect property for sledding.  They have in the back of the house a hill that goes from a gradual slope to a pretty steep slope down which is perfect for wanting to go really fast and see who can slide the farthest into the open field behind their home and then take 15 minutes to walk back up to the top to do it all over again.  Then on the side of the home a bunny hill that slopes down away from the house that was perfect Mikey wanting to sled by himself without me worring if he'll stop on his own and then in the front of the house another slightly steep hill that has a short drop off, pefect for wanting to go fast and a short distance.  We took advantage of it all.  Lots of sledding and pulling the kids in a sled.

 You know how every once in a while you have a moment with the kids where time feels like it stops and you remember every detail, where you were, what the weather was like, what the time was, what you were wearing, etc.  I had a moment like that with Mikey watching him go sledding by himself for the very first time.  We taught him to scooch on the sled to make it go, so with him on the sled by himself I was a few feet in front of him, running backwards like crazy to make sure 1) I'd catch him and 2) I wanted his sled ride to be as long as possible; well watching his face light up was like pure heaven.  His eyes sparkled and twinkled, his smile got bigger and bigger and I swear it reached his ears and his laugh/giggle got louder and louder.  It was amazing.  Mikey was in his element and would stay out all day if we had remembered to pack proper sledding gear.  Luckily my parents had us all covered except for boots.

 Katie liked sledding but only if she was behind Mikey.  You put her in the front part of the sled and she protested.  We definitely got a workout sledding with the kids almost daily.  The snow stayed for nearly two weeks as parts of the yard didn't see much sunlight and so the melting was slow!

We also made snow angles and even a little snowman once the fluffy white snow melted just enough to stick together.

So good at shoveling.

Katie checking out Papa's motorcycle.

Hi!

Fighting over the pink shovel.  Wish we had 2.

In front of Nana and Papa's home.

He even shoveled the road.

Time to go sledding.

Putting his gloves back on about a million times.

She's happy to sled too!

Bailey loves the snow!

The slope on the side of the house.

Mikey riding on the back of the sled, in the back of the house.

Bryan and Jamie.



I absoultely love Mikey's face here.  This was his expression pretty much all day! 

I had fun too!

Getting in my workout!

 

Katie face plant in the snow. I probably look horrible taking this pic. instead of rushing to her, but she was like this for a second before Jamie scooped her up.

Not too happy after that.

Building a snowman.