Enjoying the snow

I used to go sledding all winter long when I was a kid. We had a pretty decent sized hill at the elementary school right behind our house so getting sleds for Christmas was common for all the kids in our neighborhood. Since having children of my own, however, sledding has been rare so today was like a new experience for them and a blast from the past for me. Our friends Gary and Hannah proposed the idea and even shared their sleds with us since we didn't have any. It snowed throughout the night and all day today so the snow was fresh and fluffy. We found a place nearby that had numerous hills of various steepness and we had a blast! We slipped and slid all over the place...and not just on sleds! Climbing back up those hills after sliding down took concentration and patience to get to the top without slipping. All of us, adults included, landed on our backsides more than once. And a lot of laughing ensued.One big hill was entirely ice. That's where Rebekah and Brandon spent the majority of their time because you didn't need a sled....just a slick pair of snowpants.
Poor Julianne, though. She discovered a bit too late that a different hill she was sledding on had a jump at the bottom. She hit it exactly right, was airborn for a second, but then landed hard on her back with the wind knocked out of her. She's a bit sore this evening. Overall, though, it was a great experience and I think we'll head back sometime soon.