Sledding the BIG HILL.....

I know it's a lot of photos....but they tell a story, so I had to include them all.  Here's the storyline.  We live on a hill.  We have a driveway that is a long hill which ends at a main highway.  It took us a few hours to get up enough nerve to let the kids try to travel down it....with folks on the lookout at the bottom to watch for any traffic.  Fortunately, there was limited travel on the roads. So off they went, one by one, down the BIG hill, repeatedly. 

 I just want you to notice in the photos how different their respective rides are....Baby Girl was most cautious, while she loves the thrill of the ride, she is careful to keep her hands placed gently on each side of the "sled".  Kind of like a break check, keeping her right on track and alsom keeping from flying down at too high a speed....and you will notice she practices saftey....looking both ways as she approaches the highway. :) 

Then you'll see the photos of Middle Boy's run down the hill.....a wee bit different.  He lays out one hand in the snow....but only because it helps him complete a 360 while speeding down the hill.  Yes, he was able to make complete turns and keep sledding. That child. And you will notice that he practices what his Daddy preaches to them all summer on the water slides...."lay back into it, put some weight back there, and the speed will follow".  And so he sped right across the highway.....

As to not imply that it was a perfect round of sledding each and every time, there are photos showing a wipeout from Elder Son.  Who had several great runs, but I just happened to get pics of the snow plowing stop mid-run that plummeted him overboard. And it's memories folks, fun snow memories.