Sledding

Although it has been a very lousy winter for snow, we have enough to cover the ground and the sledding hills. Because we've had rain as frequently as we have had snow, the sleds go down the hills fast! I have taken the children out twice to go sledding. Grandma Karen has taken the older children sledding twice, too, to a school near her home. 

The first time we just went across the street to the elementary school hill. It might have been Evan's first sledding trip--or Matt may have taken him out last year? In any case, I bet it was his first time down a hill on his own! He loved it. We own a seal shaped sled that doesn't go as fast as the saucer sleds which makes it perfect for toddlers. On our first sledding trip Lincoln did all his sledding with Viva on her sled. The next time we went out sledding, Lincoln demanded equal time on the seal sled so he could go down on his own. And then Jake and Viva got in a fight about who got to go down with Evan. They did not want to share that privilege. 

The second sledding trip I started at the elementary school with all five children then we dropped Evan off (he was really angry  about being left behind) and we went down the street two more blocks to the sledding hill at the high school. Most high schools don't have sledding hills, but the geography of our nearby high school gives it a fantastic sledding hill which is very popular. When we arrived I thought there were too many people around to enjoy sledding, but most of them were yakkers and not sledders, so the children could go down the hill as soon as their little legs carried them up the hill--no waiting!

It's hard to get a good photo while the children are sledding because they are bundled up and/or far away. Here is what I took: