We learned a lot about sledding toady - well Erin did. She is definitely mommy's little girl. She spent a good portion of the afternoon sliding down the hill at the side of the house. For her the faster the better. Jeffrey's not so comfortable with it. He'll slide for about 10 feet then throw all his appendages into the snow to slow himself down. Erin thinks it's great fun to bump into the trees.
Lessons learned.
1. A plastic tray works much better than a trash bag - until the tray breaks during an incident with a small tree.
2. Try to stay on the "sliding path" as much as possible.
3. For every time you slide down the hill.....you have to walk back up it.
4. To get the best ride down the hill one should lay as far back as possible and lift your feet in the air.
5. The shout "Bail Out" from mommy means you're about to hit a tree or the pricker bush.
6. Pushing Jeffrey down the hill is just about as fun as sliding down on your own.
7. Sliding on a trash bag results in a sore bum at the end of the afternoon.
8. Tandem sliding with brother doesn't always work really well.
9. Don't walk on the sliding path....it gets slick.
10. Most importantly, we need a real sled for premium sledding action.
Lessons learned.
1. A plastic tray works much better than a trash bag - until the tray breaks during an incident with a small tree.
2. Try to stay on the "sliding path" as much as possible.
3. For every time you slide down the hill.....you have to walk back up it.
4. To get the best ride down the hill one should lay as far back as possible and lift your feet in the air.
5. The shout "Bail Out" from mommy means you're about to hit a tree or the pricker bush.
6. Pushing Jeffrey down the hill is just about as fun as sliding down on your own.
7. Sliding on a trash bag results in a sore bum at the end of the afternoon.
8. Tandem sliding with brother doesn't always work really well.
9. Don't walk on the sliding path....it gets slick.
10. Most importantly, we need a real sled for premium sledding action.
2 comments:
I love your "voice" in the story - I can hear the twinkle in it :) MOM
That is a great story, sounds like a fun time was had by all with a few bumps and bruises as a bonus. Growing up in California snow was something you traveled a long way to go "see" I still remember my first trip to the snow, and the snowball fight that ensued.
I'm sure they'll remember this for hears to come.
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