Although it was a mild winter compared to last year we will still had at least one big snowfall that kept everyone at home to take advantage of some winter fun. We had to make sure the girls were properly outfitted in the winter gear they received for Christmas. The only remaining question is still, whose blood flows stronger in their veins - New England or California?
This winter we tried out a new hill nearby. It's not our usual Shriner's spot, but apparently it is a hill that locals have sledded on for decades. Callie and Reese chose to spend more of their time on a smaller hill with Harper and Kennedy, but John and Sarah took more than a few runs on the bigger hill that had the added element of danger - a creek at the foot of it that could prove problematic if you couldn't slow down.
All told we got 17 inches in two different major snowfalls this year. And we always feel it is necessary to take official measurements to prove to friends and family who don't think of Kentucky as a place that would get much snow. This snowfall of course caused us again to realize again just how long our driveway is, and that it truly would be good for us to get a second shovel.
The one major perk of a long driveway and a lot of snow is you can make a very big pile in your backyard and create your own sledding hill. We have begun to perfect our approach at this point, so that we have a ladder built into the hill so the girls can get to the top, a jump, and an embankment at the bottom to prevent sledders from crashing into the brick landscaped garden. Callie and Reese had a blast. We'll have to see what we can do next winter to top it.
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