Sledding

Saturday, January 12, we decided to take the boys to the mountains to go sledding after church. They had been begging to go ever since they saw the first signs of snow in the mountains this winter. This was our first opportunity.

We loaded up the sleds, gathered up all our warms clothes and boots and headed up the hill. When we got up there, it was snowing and it never stopped the whole time we were there. It was also really cold that day, somewhere between 10-15 degrees! The snow was quite deep and Caden couldn't walk on it because he fell down too far. So we had to pull him to the sledding hill on one of our sleds. 

When we got to the sledding hill, it was pretty steep on one side, especially. Caden went down that side with Greg and it was a little much for him and he didn't want to go again. But after awhile I convinced him to go with me on the other side where it was less steep. 

Making a snow angel

Looking at the steep side of the sledding hill

Trying to keep Caden warm

Greg, Kyler and I stayed warm because we were working hard by walking through deep snow and climbing up the hill after sledding down. But Caden wasn't doing much work so he was getting really cold. He was getting a ride down the hill on the sled and was being pulled back up again since it was too deep for him to walk on his own. His hands were freezing even inside his gloves and he was “done!” I ended up taking him on the sled back to the car so he could thaw out while Greg finished sledding with Kyler. We waited there until they were done and then we drove home. 

It was so beautiful to see all the trees covered in snow!

We tried to have a good time, but I wasn't sure Caden enjoyed himself or not since he got so cold and was crying. But when I picked him up from school on Monday, his teacher told me he couldn't stop talking about how much fun he had sledding! So, I guess we made some good memories, despite how it appeared at the time. Hearing her report encouraged me to do it again, since I wasn't sure it had been worth it. I'm happy to know he had a great time, even though he was cold. Hopefully we'll be able to go a few more times this winter.