Sledding

(My friends have given me permission to use their names, so you will hereafter know them as Mike & Penny.)
Mike & Penny were going to spend Saturday at a frozen-over lake and invited our family to join them. My husband had to work, but the kids and I were glad to go. The area was beautiful! The lake is surrounded by woods, and of course everything was covered in several inches of snow. This picture doesn't capture the beauty of the scene, but you'll get an idea...
We all had a fabulous time sledding down the hills and playing in the snow. My kids spent hours and hours on this frozen playground and never tired of it. Here you can see my daughter zooming down the hill and my son pulling his sled back up to the top...
And, I even got to see the rain skirt in action! Of course, for these purposes I guess it would be called a snow skirt. It did a perfect job of keeping my daughter dry and modest. And I even got compliments on it from some other sledders. Here's my daughter fully suited up and ready to head down the hill...
The snow gear I purchased for my children all turned out great. They were rolling around in the snow and everything but were always warm and were completely dry when we got home. I, however, learned that I will need to find some warmer socks before we try this again. I think I finally started to feel my toes again by that evening! Overall, it was a wonderful day.... definitely not a bad way to spend my birthday :)