This winter. This winter has been 10,000 times better than last year, when it seemed like we spent four months below zero in endless snow. Sure, we've had smattering of deep cold here and there and several snowfalls this season but it's so much more manageable. We've even been more healthy- last year we spent two sick weeks for every non-sick week. This winter, we all got the flu mildly and a couple minor colds and that's it. Ah, the freedom of having healthy children!
The lack of cold weather and of cold germs made our trip to the snow sculptures so much more pleasant than last year. We came in the beginning days of the Winter Carnival so most of the sculptures were still in progress. Fun to watch the sculptors work!
They had big snow piles for the kids to play on, which I don't even remember from before- it had been so dang cold, we spent half our short visit in the warming tent.
This year, the day was so nice, I didn't put the kids in snow pants. I didn't want them to overheat (and, like I just mentioned, I had forgotten about the play area). So, their pants got a little wet.
Doesn't look like they minded, does it?
There' was a fun snow maze, which has at the perfect height. I could see the tops of their head bobbing along as they navigated the passageways. Grey, though, preferred standing on the walls.
And we had to do the big sledding hill again!
Look at my long, luscious hair blow in the wind.
Grey gets a little nervous on big drops and kept sinking down. His belly got a nice shot of cool air.
Later that night, we went on a date in St. Paul, where we found a big event, which included a snowboarding showcase. This was achieved by the snowboarder holding on to a rope which was quickly pulled forward, like unto water-skiing. The things you do without elevation.
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