Sledding!

To date, it has been a pretty lackluster year for snow. While we don't want to get tons of the stuff (especially when I am traveling for work), we have been hoping to at least get enough to allow Jonah to partake of different snow related activities. No, we aren't going to get him on skis yet (particularly here in the flat lands of Wisconsin), but we'd like to build a snow man, take him sledding, make snow angels, etc. Particularly because he loves to be outside so much, even when it is cold out.

On Friday we got about 4-6 inches of really heavy snow, which stuck around long enough for us to get out sledding this morning. I wish I could say I had thought of it, but Michelle made the suggestion as a possibility yesterday. Unfortunately, a hair appointment mix up prevented us from getting out until today.

So after Jonah had his morning snack, we bundled up to head to a little hill where we've seen kids sledding in the past. Thankfully the hill was extremely quiet at that time in the morning. It was also very bright, and we were thankful that he kept his sunglasses on.

Prepping for the Oscars tonight? "No autographs, please!"

We were actually the first ones to the hill this morning, but another family arrived right after us. We used the sled that Grammy Sweets sent Jonah for Christmas. It is a little wooden sled that got some comments from other kids ("What a cool little sled!") later in our excursion.

Well, to say Jonah loved sledding would be an understatement. From the second he started moving down the hill, he had a HUGE grin on his face.

"This is fun! Let's go faster!"

Of course, Jonah had it easy with Michelle and me pulling him up the hill. We would take about three runs and trade off to give each other a turn. He had fun either way. At a couple points, Jonah would get up and walk around to stretch his legs a bit. He even tried going up the hill once.

Down the hill with Mommy.

Down with Daddy.

Jonah makes his way up the hill... He got about half way.

When we got to the bottom, Jonah would often say "Up!"

You can see more photos on our family album website.

I also captured a couple quick videos, but I think the photos capture Jonah's smiles a little better. You can be the judge, though. Here are the two runs I captured.

Jonah certainly seemed to enjoy his first experience sledding! We look forward to future adventures in the snow.