some sledding
Before the snow all melted, we got in a few sledding outings. The only problem with sledding is that it presents numerous difficulties to the photographer—the light's often bad, the subjects are moving quickly... and the photographer wants to be rolling in the snow, not standing around with the stupid camera! Of course, sometimes the cutest sledders stand still for a bit.
enjoying the outing
Other times, we just have to do our best. The boys have managed three major sledding days in the last two weeks of this crazy winter: one on the fabulous hills by Taya's house.
with helpers at the bottom to stop him hitting the trees
Another with my parents at the hill of my youth.
together in all kinds of weather
And one more with me this Monday, before the temperature shot up 60°F (ok, only 35° from when we were actually outside sledding, but still) and the snow disappeared in short order.
short and steep
The other disappointing thing about sledding pictures is how they never manage to show the slope of the hill properly. That last one is pretty steep.
coming back up the cliff
Just a few short years ago a bad day of sledding had me promising never to take the boys out again until Zion was seven. Obviously that was an idle threat, but it was also a misguided one, because they're now champions on the slopes (having the right gear helps.. thanks grandmas!). Even Lijah enjoys his few trips down the hill, and is happy to hang out with the big boys as long as they're having fun. Even when he gets sleepy... if you look carefully at the photo of Harvey up above you'll see the little one in the background about to tip over. Here's a close-up:
sledding is hard work
He was pretty much asleep with his eyes open at that point; when sat down with him and put him on my lap he cuddled right up and went to sleep. Then I put him in the car seat and enjoyed another 45 minutes of sledding with the big boys. We need to get it while we can!