In the land of snow

It has been a year of snow here in SLC. We have seen more snow this year than any year that I can remember in the recent past. That has meant a lot of shoveling and having to get Steph out of bed on two occassions this year to help me get the BMW unstuck out of a snowbank at the bottom of the driveway. But, instead of only cursing the snow this year, we have decided to make good use of it and enjoy it. We recently took the whole family sledding at West Ridge golf course and learned that the boys have no fear.

Attached is my favorite shot of the day, which was Ethan's back filp on his purple plastic saucer. Amazingly, he actually landed this flip and continued all the way down the hill to the driving range (a good 200 yards).

We had a great time. Even Madison got in a couple of runs before she realized that sledding was a bit too scary for an 18-month old.

In addition to sledding, Steph, Matt and the boys have all taken up snowboarding. We each took lessons and Brighton and are now working on perfecting our technique. It is amazing how much more quickly kids learn new things than their parents. Matt and Steph can't keep up with the boys. And the boys never seem to hurt the next day. It must have something to do with the fact that when you are only 3 feet tall it isn't as far to fall when you land on your rear end, which is something that you do quite often when you are learning to snowboard.

However, as much as we are enjoying the snow, we are all really looking forward to spring and the opportunity to ride our motorcycles. We will tell you all a little bit more about that next time, but here is a little picture to peak your interest. Yes, that is Steph on a motorcycle.