Sledding...in the backyard

My parents house received some amazing snow while we were there.  The girls were so excited to go sledding that we couldn't say no.  What the girls didn't realize is that we can sled in my parents yard...yea!  It made quick trips inside a cinch for McKenzie and made it really easy on the rest of us. 

We started the morning with three sleds, and ended with...none that worked very well.  The best ride was the inner tube.  It was big enough to stay on top of the powder and we got the most distance out of that one.  Cambrie loved that one because she could hitch a ride about half-way down by jumping on the rider.  Unfortunately it had a leak...and we caused another large hole while we were refilling it for the third time. 

Our next sled was a classic blue plastic dude.  It's tip had been angled downward while in storage however, and it would kick up loads of snow in your face and slow you down at the same time...not our favorite ride. 

Our third option was a foam boogie board.  As long as the snow was packed down then it worked great, otherwise it got bogged down in the fluff. 

 

Cambrie was pretty fearless on the tubes and loved the fun, at least until she and Jeremy started wrestling and she ended up upside down in a snowbank.  That was the end of that.