These boys want to go outside in the winter generally a bit more than their momma does. I know I am the one who wanted to move to Alaska, but some days I am just feel more like hibernating than freezing. But there two have been asking to go play in the snow a lot lately and I finally compromised with them.

"We can go outside and play as long as you want if it's in the back yard."

They were totally fine with that. :)

We have a small hill on the side of the yard, so they decided that they wanted to try sledding down it. It's clearly not the most exciting of sledding hills, but it is super easy for them to climb alone and it's a few seconds of a fun ride.

Henry figured out pretty quick that it's much easier to belly flop on your sled if no adult is helping you get onto the sled.

Thomas quickly followed the same idea, but had issues with getting the bulk of his body on the sled. Once I pointed out that his legs dragging in the snow was slowing his down, he did a much better job!

Eventually their dad got home from errand running and came over to make the sledding more exciting. There are a few boulders in the yard and these guys slid straight toward them the first time I tried to help push them down the hill - thus the reason they weren't getting any help from me. I was standing between them and the closest boulder.

Once Matt was there, he was giving them crazy shoves toward the middle of the front yard - which is where the rest of the boulders are. So I stopped taking photos in order to catch my flying sons... ;)

So while it wasn't the most exiting sledding adventure, the boys had fun and that's what really counts, right? :)