Kansas Snow Day

Overnight we got another 8 inches or so of snow!  So we have about 12-13 inches in our front yard.  Neither Sarah or Phoebe have ever gotten to go sledding... So, this afternoon we walked down our street to a small hill and had some good old fashioned family sledding fun!  (Eric's office was closed today due to the snow and snow-covered roads.  He actually tried to go this morning, before finding out that the office was closed for the day, but could not get the truck out of our driveway.  It is 4pm and our street still has not been cleaned off.  Anyway, he has been able to work some from home today.)

Eric pulled the girls down the street on their sled saucers.  Phoebe was doing great being pulled along until she looked down and saw a "pider" riding along in her sled with her and freaked out... She got off the red saucer in a hurry and would not get back on until we got to the little hill.  (The spider was dead, and had been for a long time.  Eric brushed it off, but we still could not talk her into getting back onto the sled for a ride as we were walking... She insisted there was still a "pider on there".)

Phoebe going down the hill by herself...

Phoebe also liked sitting on Daddy's lap to go down the hill... They only crashed and fell over once.

Sarah really liked sledding!  She was all smiles as she zoomed down the hill over and over.  She crashed a few times, but just kept on going up and down, smiling the whole time.

Eric tried it on his belly once...

Silas and I did not sled.  (Although I seriously thought about taking him for a little ride for a minute.)  He seemed to like being in the backpack.  I bundled him all up before we tucked him into the pack and he just looked all around, taking everything in.  He was outside with us all for about thirty minutes and he never made a sound... just watched the girls and Daddy.  Snow was even falling on us and his little nose was running like crazy.... What a good boy!

Our little neighbor boy was also sledding on the hill with us.  He took this quick family picture with all five of us in it before Silas and I walked back to our house to get warmed up.

Eric built a snowman in our front yard for the girls.  They did not help him much.  Sarah just wanted to help with the face and roll around in the snow, making angels and sitting on one of the sleds.  While Phoebe just sat in a lawn chair, eating a snack, and watched them both.

Snowman for the girls... check! Good job Eric.

Here is a couple pictures of the snow so that you can see how much we got... Our big evergreen tree and up our front walk.  Then, measured in the middle of our front yard.  12 inches!