Sledding and more firsts

Last Sunday was a beautiful winter day. The temperatures were in the upper 40's and we decided to take the kids up into the hills for a little sledding. We had no snow in town so we drove a few miles west and found plenty. Will's been sledding in our backyard but this was his first trip with an actual sled (as opposed to a giant piece of cardboard from the recycle bin). We stopped off at Target on the way at out of town for a few sleds and some snowpants for Reina.

Does this outfit make me look like an overstuffed munchkin? We arrived at the sledding destination and started getting the kids bundled up. We realized that Will didn't have a jacket. Flashback to the house: as we were getting ready to leave the house, I asked Glenn "do you have Will's jacket?" What Glenn heard me say was "I have Will's jacket." So long story short, Will got to go sledding in his mother's fleece shirt. Parents of the Year. Canyon went with us! For a few minutes, she was spunky and a little bit like her old self. She even chased the sled down the hill a few times. After a while, she just waited for us at the top and kept on eye on all of the shenanigans. Our sledding adventure didn't last too long before hands were too cold and tempers a little short. But we managed to cram a lot of fun into a few minutes.

Faceplant! Mr. Adrenaline bounced up from this one with a big smile on his face.

Hubba hubba! Reina rode the sled a few times but she preferred standing on top of the hill with Canyon throwing snow up in the air. Wheeeee!!!

On the way home, we experienced another 'first.' Will announced that he had to go potty and then of course Reina chimed in that she did, too. Glenn helped Will do his business and I tried to take care of Reina. Yeah.... teaching girls to pee outside is a little tougher than teaching boys. Without getting into the gritty details, let's just say that it eventually happened. But not before we flashed about 20 cars on the highway. (For those of you with safety concerns, I'd like to point out that while it looks like we are peeing on the road, we are actually parked on a little turnout away from the road. But yeah, we are peeing in public.)

What a great end to a lovely holiday weekend. Even though they got cold, both kids seem to like snow sports and being outdoors and that makes me really excited about the future.