A couple of days after Christmas, we got dumped on with snow. It was great! We decided to take the boys sledding and Uncle Tony has a fenced in backyard with a good hill, so that is where we headed.
Once we made it out of the drive-way.
My van couldn’t make it. That wasn’t happening.
So then we had to dig the suburban out so we could even get the car seats in so we could kick on the 4 wheel drive and make it onto the road.
But then we were headed to Uncle Tony’s.
The boys were kind of tired of the cold and all the layers by the time we got the suburban out, but they warmed up to the adventure of Uncle Tony’s backyard.
There are several skinny trees at the bottom of the hill, so I spent most of my time blocking the boys from any serious injuries. That consisted of grabbing them, pushing them, and in one case, kicking them out of the way of the trees.
Rusty wasn’t so sure about the sleds.
So he found his own way to get down the hill.
While his brothers flew down on sleds …
Rusty bum-scooted himself through a good foot of snow. He was happy.
I think this was Ricky’s final ride. The one that involved me kicking him out of the way of a tree. He wasn’t hurt…it was more of a push with my foot. I think it was just an excuse to not have to drag the sled back up the hill anymore…
Rusty’s opposition to the sleds led him to attempt riding a toy car down the hill … luckily we stopped him before the inevitable face plant.
It really was a lot of fun. We took Daisy along with us since we’ve been feeling bad about her being lonely since Trouble passed away.
The boys were really good sports and seemed to really enjoy it …
Of course, as we walked down the street to Grandmama’s house, all I heard was “I’m freezing!” “I want hot chocolate!” “Are we there yet?” … but during the fun sledding time, they were GREAT!
That was pretty much the last time they’ve been able to play outside. For the last month, our temperature has never gotten above freezing. We were lucky if we got into the 20s most days. And there were lots of nights in the negatives. The boys haven’t been able to go out to recess or play in the backyard because it has just been too cold. The last couple of days have included freezing rain and super slippery sidewalks and roads. We have definitely felt winter this year!