Sleigh Riding

There was snow/ice on the ground and school was closed so I gave in and took the boys out for their first ever attempt at sleigh riding.  We weren't sure if the snow would make it to the weekend so it was a "now or never" event. 

We arrived and the boys wasted no time getting into the groove of moving their sled back and forth and traveling down the hill.  There were a few requests for a push but definitely did the bulk of the work to get themselves down.  In some ways, waiting until they were older probably helped with regard to the ability to figure out the need to move back and forth to get down. 

They made it all the way down to their future playground for recess once they start Rodgers Forge Elementary School.

With my ankle in recovery mode, the boys had to bring their sleds back up to the top of the hill.  They learned quickly to avoid the ice but at times, it was not easily avoided.  Sometimes, a 5 year old doesn't have the best listening skills and the wipeouts were quite comical.

We left once they had had enough of the carrying the sled back up the hill.  We had a great time and captured some video of their first REAL time in the snow.