After the last big snowfall in February, we had fun sledding down the hill in our backyard and building a bobsled track with several banked turns. Over the last few days, we had a blast playing in the 8 inches of snow we got on Thursday. There were several firsts for our family: building a snow cave after dark and then enjoying the coolness of the sunlight through the snow the next day; creating a snowman; and boogie boarding on the snow!
Caroline and Sarah on the sled before the boogie board came out.
Joseph and Sterling on the sled making snow-sun faces.
Joseph, Sarah, and Caroline in the snow cave.
Sarah in the snow cave.
Caroline and Joseph on the boogie board.
Running in snow for more than 30 minutes while pulling people on a boogie board is a great workout. I was sore the next morning. Usually, two people on the board was the max...
Eldon pulling Caroline and Sarah on the boogie board. Once everyone got more confident, we went down to only one person per ride. And we went much faster. All the kids got quite good at leaning off the board on the turns to maintain their balance!
Here we are: Eldon, Joseph, Snowman, Sterling, Caroline, Sarah, Shaela, and John. The eighth member of our family will melt in a few days.
John's first days in the snow
Shaela and John after their relatively slow ride on the boogie board
Hugs for the snowman
If you've never been pulled on a boogie board on the snow, add it to your bucket list! This is like knee boarding on water. It is especially fun for the smaller kids who float over the snow with almost no friction when they are moving quickly.
