Friday, January 27, 2012

Our First Snowfall

Finally the last weekend in January, we finally had a snow storm. The kids were waiting patiently to get outside for some fun and we definitely took advantage of the little bit of snow we received. First job, shoveling.
Emily thought shoveling was so much fun but she preferred to use her rake. No snow drift was too big for her to climb...nothing stopped Emily.

Connor is a true worker and wouldn't quit until the entire driveway was shoveled. He worked with this big smile on his face the entire time.

Then, it was time for some fun. The sled came out and it was time for Emily to go sleigh riding for the first time. Garrett was a super big brother and held on tight to keep his sister safe.

Connor was throwing himself down the hill.

Daddy decided to get some exercise and ran around the house a couple times pulling a sled full of children. The kids thought this was the best.

Sunday, when it had finally stopped snowing, we took advantage and went to the big hill by the high school.

We all had so much fun sledding and Daddy would pull the kids up in the sled. Emily would lean back and be dragged up the hill lying down in the sled - it didn't matter if she got snow in her face or was freezing. She had a permanent smile on her face.

Connor is so big now that he can manage to walk back up all by himself carrying a sled.

Garrett's main concern was going the farthest down the hill. I think after an hour and a half outside, we had so much fun that we had to get to some warmth to finally heat up. We all agree that we definitely took advantage of the snow this year.

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