Grandma and Grandpa B invited the kids over for a few hours to go sledding and play in the snow! We looked at options like sledding down the long hill to the pond or on the small hill by the vineyard, and finally decided to go ahead and make a sled hill from Grandpa's snow plow dumping - he used a big machine and made a grand slope and Grandma took the shovel and made a set of snow stairs up the side. It was really a great setup!
While we waited for Grandpa to finish working out the man-made hill, the kids played on the play set with less-than-awesome results. Lizzie was very frustrated because she couldn't get the swing to move through the high snow.
Evie made the best of the slide.
Carson used the play house at the top to play peek-a-boo with me.
Finally, the hill was ready to be used!
We had lots of fun, and were so excited when Uncle Brian and Jessica came to join the fun!
Evie, Aaron and I had fun finding that the ice on the pond was really thick and slid around some. It was hard, though, because the ice wasn't smooth and flat, it was bubbly and rippled - hard on the knees when we tried.
Evie's bright pink outfit stands out pretty much anywhere, but in all this white and light, it was a beacon!
Evie tried sliding across the ice like a penguin. I guess penguins are made for it or something, because she barely made it two feet!
I handed the camera off to Evelyn for a few pictures of me with my honey.
Jess was super helpful - she wanted to pull Carson back to the top of the hill but hit a spot she couldn't get over and deserted her endeavor.
It was warm enough that we started getting a puddle at the bottom of the hill, on the driveway. Lizzie loved splashing through it and then Grandpa and Uncle Brian brought extra snow and filled it in.
Aaron and Grandpa also spent a little time making a mini snow cave. It was barely big enough for the kids to squirm into one at a time, but they thought it was pretty cool.
Another sweet Jess moment - she wanted to check on Grandpa and make sure he was okay at the bottom of the hill.
It should be noted that there are no pictures of Cole in this fun - because he SLEPT through it all! He fell asleep on the way over and stayed that way two more hours!
In a winter that seems to be endless like this one, it's been great to take advantage of family time and the fun that can be had in the snow. It may be the end of February, but the snow shows no signs of melting away and giving over to spring - curse that groundhog...
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