Another Afternoon Adventure

Sometimes I get in the mood to do something fun.

My husband and children would attest to the fact that I'm am NOT at ALL spontaneous.

But sometimes, sometimes,

I set my work aside and try to remember to have fun.

Like when we did this.

It's a step for me--a big step.

So on Friday, 

I announced to my crew that I was going to take them sledding in town at the sledding hill,

which is just the hill leading to the ball field in the big town with a population of like 225.

I thought it would be fun for all the kids to go,

but my bigger kids didn't.

They didn't want to go and so I let them stay home.

I headed out with Andrew, Christopher, Elijah, Ruby, Ivy and Elizabeth.

It was a balmy day and our snow is pretty much all melted so that's why we headed to town.

I was a little worried when we pulled up next to the ball field because there wasn't a whole lot of snow there, either!  There was enough to slide down on and it's a good thing it wasn't deep because I forgot that I don't even own a pair of boots!  

Bipper on the snowboard 

Ruby blazed her own trail 

So proud!!

Ready,

set,

GO!

 Straight line all the way down!

Andrew knee-boarding

Andrew was a good helper--up and down!! 

 I even went down one time with Elijah on his sled

but then he told me I shouldn't ride again

'cause I was too big.

That's always good for Mom's self-esteem.

 Andrew, always the hot-rod.

 Bipper takin' a break

 makin' a train that stayed together all the way down!

Baby 'Lizabeth stayed asleep the whole time 

in the van 5 ft from me.

I kept checking on her and she kept sleeping!

*sigh*

It was a good afternoon.