R2K2: SLEDDING PARTY

Monday, January 5, 2009

SLEDDING PARTY

A bunch of our friends all convoyed up to a local summit that is a popular sledding spot. We had the biggest inner-tube I've ever seen. It was over 9 ft. tall when you stood it upright. Somebody brought a can of Pam no-stick spray and slathered the bottom of it and boy, did it fly. There were about 10 teenagers who loved gathering 4 or 5 at a time and heading down the hill. Most often, one or more fell through the middle and the tube mowed right over top of them. Some of the little kids were pretty brave and went flying down the hill on everything from metal round sleds to small inner-tubes to plastic sleds. We had a bon fire, a propane burner to make chili and hotdogs, then hot chocolate and marshmallows. We all had sodas, stuck in the snow that ended up half-frozen. There were a couple snowboards, one adult size and one child size. We found out that our oldest daughter is quite the little natural snowboarder. She was having a blast. Keanna was scared to try the sleds until I went up and went with her. So then she decided it wasn't so bad, but she stuck to the smaller hill. We were all cold when it was all said and done, and several of us finished off the night sitting around the fire, but we ALL had a BLAST. Can't wait to do it again.

One of smallest warming with some cocoa Steve & Keanna taking a break

The big tube making a trip down the hill Everyone gathering around to eat

The tube on the way to the summit...this pickup is a FULL-SIZE, LONG BED, DOUBLE-CAB pickup and it looked TINY with this giant tube tied on the back. The tube came from a skidder and when it stood up, it touched the top of the canopy at Les Schwab

Some of the couples that were with us took a quick break from the fun to pose for a quick picture. It might not be completely obvious, but we were all having fun....just cold.