When I started to feel better but still couldn't do anything, he went and bought me some books (thanks Allie and Angie!) so I could sit and read.
Now you're probably asking "What does this have to do with the Great Sledding Hill?" Well, I'll tell you... (she's going to tell! she's going to tell....)
While I was relaxing and reading my new books, Zack was outside shoveling all the fresh snow off our driveway, or so I thought. He was actually shovelling ALL the snow in our entire yard. All the snow on our driveway and all the snow on our grass. He put it all in the middle of the yard, making one great mound. That's right. A giant sledding hill.
After a few weeks of great snow and frigid temperatures, and several more shoveling sessions, the hill was finally worthy of people to come try it out. So we called my fambwy and invited them over for some way cool sliding down our way cool hill.
Megan, my three year old niece, was a little apprehensive about sledding down ANYTHING, let alone the giant hill. It took several times sledding with Dad down the "hill" that is our front lawn before she had the courage to go on any sled by herself. But fear soon turned into fun and she was ready to conquer the big one.
We couldn't be shamed by Megan so we all had to follow suit. Yes, we made the puppies go down the hill, but in our defense Maxwell LOVES it.
McKay kind of loves it.
Mike, like a cat, landed on both feet.
Kalli was a champ and even started sledding from the top, though I didn't get footage of that.
And Grandma couldn't let herself be outdone by her grandkids!
The hill is still out front, though some warmer weather has shrunk it a little. Next year Mike promises to make two sledding hills in his backyard named "Thunder and Lighting." I'm holding you to it, Mikey.
8 comments:
I grew up in a yard with a big hill to sled down, but some years there just wasn't enough snow to make it the ultimate sledding hill it could be, so my dad would snowblow the snow in the backyard over to the hill. That was awesome of my dad to do, but snowblowing is a lot easier than shoveling. That's awesome that your husband shoveled all that snow into a pile. If I end up buying a house somewhere without a hill, we will definately be copying your idea.
how funny...snow seems to turn adults into kids. My hubby loves to build snow forts (although our location hasn't permitted him to do that in years).
I've been WAiTING for you to blog about this, because I needed bigger pictures! That is one awesome sledding hill! My girls are jealous and want to go back to Utah just to sled in your front yard.
Those were the good ol days. Oh, wait, that was last week! Partay!
Ryan told me about it when he dropped by for some quick christmas home teaching and I drove by it a few times, but I'm glad there is actual video footage of the happenings of the "Legendary Sledding Hill"!
Madness! Looks like it was a blast. I can't wait for when I introduce Hailey to that cold, white stuff.
You two have made me very happy, and Emma is at least twice as happy as I am. Thanks for letting us visit "The Hill"
That is fun to see you guys do the sledding, especially your mom and that dog with you two. You're in my thoughts and prayers and you begin adoption processes. :0)
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