...when I was a kid.
But suddenly...as a mom.... the whole idea of your 2 year old sitting on a piece of plastic and holding onto a string while flying down a snowy hill with a line of trees at the bottom,...well it seems so unsafe.
I never thought that way until I stood at the top of the hill and looked down and Coleton was about to take his first sled ride. Silly I know, BUT It was hard to watch. That must be why I don't remember mom ever going to do any winter activity with us.
Last week, Coleton, Grandpa, Aunt Sydnie and I all went for a quick sledding trip at George Rogers. Syd took on the hill in a sled and then on a snow board. Ummmmm, the snowboard thing looked fun, but maybe some other day when I have a smaller hill to work with and don't have a toddler and little baby to take care of. I just imagined breaking my leg and trying to take care of the boys...Now that would be a funny sight:) Syd has it down, she is really good at that snowboarding, and brave too.
Coleton's first ever downhill trip was with Aunt Sydnie. He was thrilled, and wanted to keep going and going. We went around 6:00, and it was a short trip, but just right for Coleton. The snow hung on just long enough for us to get a little sledding in before it melted the rest of the way last weekend.
Dad used the saucer a few times, snow boarded (sort of, he bailed off half way), and sled next to Coleton too...and I closed my eyes.
I took a few trips down with Coleton, and he even walked all the way up the hill on his last trip pulling the sled all the way.
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