My three boys and I went sledding yesterday. There’s a park not too far away that has a sledding hill. By the time we got there, much of the snow had melted, so the top of the hill was dirt (eventually mud), but there was snow on the sides and bottom. We all got quite a few runs in, even though the wind chill was subzero. An hour was actually a rather long time. And we got finished right as a bunch of “big kids” showed up and made it REALLY muddy.

I have to admit, it was hilarious to see a younger boy, part of the “big kid” group, take a flimsy sledding mat and do a belly flop about 20 feet BEFORE the snow started. The mat went about 3 feet and stopped, while the kid went another 12 feet sliding on his belly in the dirt. Quite a riot!

I took a bunch of pictures, so I’ll try to post some here this week.

And now we have another big snowstorm coming Monday night. It’s supposed to be the biggest winter storm to hit Indianapolis in seven years. A few hours of light snow, followed by a few hours of sleet and freezing rain (up to 1/2 inch accumulation of ice expected), and then 8 inches or more of snow for the rest of the day and night. Sounds like fun! Or at least like a snow day!

[tags]sledding, winter[/tags]