Sledding

At the top of the hill getting ready to go down for the first time.

The Bug attempted to walk back up the hill on his own, but quickly decided it was easier to have dad either carry him or pull him on the sled.

Love that view of Mt. Redoubt and the Cook Inlet

Look at those rosy cheeks!

A little more fun from half-way up the hill.

This is Anderson going off a jump the other kids were sledding down. Needless to say there were some awesome crashes. :)

The Bug covering his face.

We were invited by one of Shayne's co-workers, Anderson, to come to a sledding party he was having for his boy, Porter's, birthday on Dec. 17th. We thought it would be fun to take The Bug sledding on a real sledding hill instead of down the stairs to the garage, or down the little bunny hill in our lawn.

However, we had to dress for the occasion...it only warmed up to 2 degrees. Ya...that was our high. Craziness! But, we went anyway, b/c it was a beautiful sunny day, despite the freezing temps. Anderson lives out in Kenai and not far from the bluff that overlooks where the mouth of the Kenai river dumps into the ocean (or more specifically...Cook Inlet).

The hill was a little steeper than we thought it would be, but Shayne took The Bug down it from the top anyway...just once though. They had a serious wipeout! I filmed them going down, and when they crashed you can see the camera jump off of them so I could see and make sure my boys were ok. I thought The Bug was going to be missing some skin off his nose, but dad was the hero and protected him while they were rolling down the icy/snowy hill.

After that, they started half-way down the hill, which was much more manageable. The Bug had a blast and kept wanting to go, even though as they were sledding down, he would cover his face to keep the snow from getting him...smart kid.

I loved the pics of them at the bottom walking up, b/c of the view. You can see Mt. Redoubt in the background with the sun reflecting off the icy ocean. I never get tired of the views I get to see on a regular basis up here in Alaska. Awesome!

I wasn't allowed to do any sledding...something about being a "delicate way". Not that I would have taken that chance...just have to go again next year.

Anyway, after sledding for about 30-45 minutes everyone was ready to head back to Anderson & Kim's house for some hot chocolate. The Bug actually stayed pretty warm...gotta love down coats...and the heavy fleece outfit from Great Grammy Gerth to keep you warm! :)

We're definitely going to have to do this again sometime...when it's a little warmer without so much ice on the snow. :)