Sledding Fun

Today we got lots of fresh, powdery snow. The kind I'm sure skiers and snowboarders love. It finally stopped snowing about 3:30, so we went outside for an hour of shoveling snow off the driveway. The thing that stinks is that the snow will all blow back onto the driveway while we're sleeping. :( Anyway, about the time I was finishing shoveling, I realized this would be a perfect time to go sledding, which we haven't done in more than a year. I called the girls over (they were across the street climbing trees and playing in the snow), and after a few housekeeping items (going potty) we were off. The first picture is right when we got there before the first run.

You can tell it was getting dark quickly, 'cause this next one is a bit darker. There's a huge hill at one of the nearby elementary schools, so the girls went down a good 12-15 times (usually on their own sleds by themselves).

The girls let me go down with them all together the first time, but then they always wanted to go by themselves. I asked each of them on several occasions if I could go down with them. Brynne said, "Well, no thanks. I'm being brave going by myself." And Morgan said something very similar. I decided I've moved onto the next stage of life -- the fun part about sledding these days is supposed to be watching your kids.

Imagine my excitement when, just before it was time to go, the girls decided they wanted a few minutes to play on the playground equipment. Yes!! How many times can Hilary go sledding in 5 minutes? LOTS! :)