and then there was more snow

I’ll bet that Annabelle is wondering if this is how it’s going to be all the time.  We got a snow day today, and a few more inches of the white powder fell on the Sublett ranch.  I’m not exactly sure how much fell, as neighbor Mike beat me to the driveway with his trusty snowblower.  He’s a sneaky one.  We may just have to launch a sneak attack of cookies on Mr. Mike!

The kids had a blast today.  After a delicious brunch (Annabelle, would you like to try the deer medallions?  No?  How about the french toast?  No?  How about some tasty noodles…sigh), we bundled the kids up and sent them out to play.  A few friends joined the party, and a good time was had by all.  Annabelle has mastered the phrase, “Dasher, sit!”  He’s pretty patient with her, but I know that he’s thinking, “Girl, if you knew how cold my rear-end is, you wouldn’t tell me to sit.”

Based on the success of the sledding on our little hill, we decided to brave the roads and motored over to Slab Cabin.  Now that’s a real hill!  If you’ve never been over to Slab Cabin, you’re missing a sledding treat.  There’s a small hill for those less courageous, complete with a jump that sends kids flying!  And for the brave-of-heart, there’s a great big ol’ hill.  Our adventurers ran both with style and grace.  Sadie determined that the small hill was more to her liking, as it involved less hiking after the sledding.  Notice the slick gauntlet-like things on Sadie and Annabelle?  Kim solved the “I got snow between my gloves and coat” problem.  She cut finger holes in some old socks and slipped them on the girls before the gloves.  Mom’s pretty neat like that.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a proper sledding day unless there was hot chocolate, grilled cheese, and tomato soup after the cold.  And noodles.  The kids spent the rest of the afternoon playing video games and singing along with the Glee soundtrack.

Levi wanted to make a contribution to the “Be XStream” campaign that’s been rolling at XStream (our middle school ministry.)  So we shot a little video of him going off the jump at Slab Cabin.  I think it turned out pretty sweet.