Sledding - A New Experience!!

Today provided a new experience for me - sledding!!!  Grandpa took the day off work to play with us, so we loaded up the car with sleds and snowsuits and headed to Goffle Brook Park.  It was actually warm enough today to go without a jacket, but the snowsuits on the kids kept them from getting soaked as they sat in the snow.  With highs in the 50s today, it did feel warm compared to the 20s and 30s we've had the past few days.  I was fine in just a light jacket, and Andrew decided that a short sleeved shirt would be just fine.

We unloaded the car, got the kids dressed in their snowsuits, and headed up to the top of the hill.  Danielle enjoyed a ride in the sled with Daddy pulling.

I have never gone sledding before because I've never seen enough snow to actually go sledding, so Andrew gave a quick lesson on steering the sled.  Um, I had no idea you could actually steer a sled, and I really still have no idea how to actually make that happen when going down the hill. 

Peter climbed on, ready to go down the hill with Daddy.  Slight problem - they were stuck!!  Andrew tried a few times to get the sled going, but it scared Peter a bit and off he came. 

Peter was excited to see Daddy sledding, so he went down by himself to show us how it's done. 

Then it was our turn.  Peter and I climbed on, grabbed the rope, and off we went!!!  Andrew said that we actually went pretty slow because the snow was soft, but I was content with that speed and have no desire to go faster.  It was fun, though, and we quickly climbed back up the hill to do it again. 

Meanwhile, while Peter and I were flying down the hill, Danielle enjoyed the view from her sled.  Sh9e was content to watch us go down a few times before we added her to our excitement.

With a push from Daddy, the three of us were off!! 

Once at the bottom, Danielle and I returned to the top of the hill while Daddy went down to get the sled.  He and Peter took a quick look at the geese before Peter hitched a ride on the sled back up the hill.

We took one last ride down the hill before calling it a day and heading to Friendly's for lunch.  We can't wait to do it again!!