Wow, I’ve really gotten behind on keeping up on this blog.  There are several entries that I’ve had in mind.  So, now on this rainy day, stuck at home (and not wanting to do other items on the “to-do” list), here I am catching up.

On January 4th, we had a winter storm that layered our city with a coating of ice at least 1/4″ thick.  So, what else does one do but go sledding down the driveway.

Ian and Alex ice sledding

Erik sliding on a garbage can lid

There’s a great sledding hill close to our house, Hiestand Park, that is not too steep, but has a long ride.  The boys’ endurance and tolerance for the cold improves every year.  Here was a beautiful, sunny day in February.

Erik

Ready to go!

Wipeout!

Ian

Ready, set, go!

The tummy slide

Alex - the hardest part is climbing back up the hill.

Another favorite activity is fort building.  This winter snow fall provided lots of opportunity to build caves and forts outside.  Here’s a picture of the rosy cheeks afterward.

Rosy cheeks

Just for the record, I’ve lost my patience with trying to fix the formatting in this post.  Just in case you were wondering.  Ugh!