Monday, January 7, 2008

Our CA storms brought a lot more snow...

and we had a blast playing in it! We got together with some local friends who have a cabin with some GREAT sledding property. We bundled up the kids, packed up the sleds, hot cocoa, marshmellows, snacks, and even the quads. We made a huge sled run, which turned into a double run, with jumps and had two big turns to manuever around. All I can say, despite many airborne moments, racing down steep drops on snow shovels, one pick-up stuck sideways on a steep hillside that we BARELY could tow out- we made it through the whole day with no injuries! The kids did great- Kylee was LOVING sledding the whole long course with her Aunt Bridget- and wouldn't settle for doing the shortened "kiddie" version with Owen, my niece, and me. Owen embraced his boyhood and learned to pee standing up, in the snow. They all didn't mind being in the snow for 5 hours, they were having too much fun to be cold! Good times.
The group gathers to plan a sled course

Ingra and Owen take a test run

The group hikes up through the snowy conditions to explore the sled area

Kylee gets a free lift up the hill (thanks, Nadya!)

Brynn and Owen stay warm


A 12 person race to the bottom

Wes and Ingra battle it out, with the dogs on their tails!

Roasting marshmellows at the end of a fun day!

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