Who Needs a Sled When You Have a Padded Bum

For Christmas, Gramma and Papa gifted the boys snow gear for when they go up to the cabin. Big poofy jackets, snow pants that are perfectly waterproof, boots, and gloves that are nearly impossible to put on ten chubby fingers!

The boys' loved their new snow outfits to the surprise of everyone. So much so that upon Luke first receiving his present, he suited up inside the cabin (which was probably around 70 degrees) and sat on the recliner watching cartoons. You could barely see his face through all the poofiness!

A few weeks after Christmas we headed back up to the cabin to play in the snow. Luckily, we didn't have to even go to the park because my parents had plenty of it still attached to the steep hills on their property. The boys' had an absolute blast and most importantly stayed warm and dry!

As always, Chris was right there with the boys showing them how to perfect their snowball making skills. Later on Luke and Chris partnered up in the snowball making process...Luke made the snowballs which then he would hand to his daddy so that he could throw it at Owen. They were a good team!

Papa doesn't much like the wet stuff, so he stayed inside the toasty cabin while the boys played outside.

Owen takes snowball fights very seriously...so does his Daddy!

Luke called these "ice skates"...close enough I say!

Although the boys were given sleds for Christmas as well, they would much rather slide down my parents' snow hill on their bums. Man, they went so fast down the hills! They would take huge running starts, fly through the air, hit the ground with their bums and would zoom down the hill, laughing the entire time.

Luke is no dummy...he took cover behind the big tree!

 

I love how red Luke's cheekies get when he is playing outside. No blush required!

 

And of course the snow adventure wouldn't be complete without hot chocolate with whip cream. Luke would much prefer just a cup full of whip cream!