[Image]  We celebrated when we got snow a few weeks back by going for a sledding trip with friends. We had enough snow that we could even sled in a gravel pit in the valley. Usually we have to go up in the mountains to sled.

Now the valleys are bare of snow, but I wanted to share these photos to send support to friends and family back East who are getting lots of snow right now!

[Image]  We had lots of smiles! It was warm enough that Desert Boy didn't want his coat anymore. I convinced him that keeping his gloves on was a really good idea.

[Image]  At first Desert Girl and Isaac were really cautious about sledding, only going down two-foot high hills. It didn't take them long to warm up to the idea, though, and their smiles made everyone happy.

[Image]  What nice teamwork coming back up the hill!

[Image]  The dogs certainly got into the action.

[Image]  Zeek thought sledding was a wonderful game.

[Image]  Desert Boy got some good instruction on turning a sled.

As the kids started showing signs of wearing out, it was time for the final moment:
[Image] hot chocolate!

What a fun afternoon.