Snowtime Fun on the Cross Hill

Growing up we went sledding at this hill across the street that we called the cross hill. This name comes from the fact that at some point a church put a cross on top of the hill for their Easter services. Years later, even though they no longer did Easter service on the hill, the cross was still there. Now, the cross is gone, and everytime that I see the hill I think of the missing cross. Needless to say that even though the cross has left, the name has stuck. It is still called the cross hill by our family and even others in the neighborhood. For this hill was well known as the best spot to go sledding, snowboarding, or skiing. Enthusiasts beware though because the hill is steep and it is a hard climb to the top.

This past weekend Tyler and I took Elijah and Josiah to the cross hill. Now given they are sort of small to be climbing this hill, so we pulled them in the sleds. Overall, I think that they enjoyed it.

My dad pulled Elijah in the toboggan up the hill, but don't worry, dad got him back. He put Eli in the front going down so that Eli blocked the snow from getting into dad's face.

My dad with his two sons... They made Chris go in the front because he is the shortest. Unfortunately Chris knows how to duck, so dad wore his snow mask to protect his face from the oncoming snow. The things we wear in the winter to keep warm...
This picture makes me laugh, They look like grown men in real life, but then you take them sliding.

Until next time, I hope that you enjoy the snow that we have gotten in the past week. If you need someone to go sledding with, give me a call, and I will take you to the cross hill.

Play Doh Can Be Fun!

What can you do with Play Doh?

Growing up we didn't really play with play doh because my mother hated how it got stuck in the rugs. Play Doh was infamous in our house as something that would get you in trouble if you were found in possession of some. Anyway, now that I have little boys and we find ourselves stuck in the house with no where to go and snow all around I wonder to myself, how bad can play doh really be? We got some for Josiah's birthday and the boys really seem to like it: all in all I would say that it is a fun inside activity. But just for the record, I haven't got any stuck in my rug, but it still does make a mess on the hard floor. Needless to say I have to keep a tight handle on this stuff to prevent its banishment from my own household.

Elijah has learned how to use this machine tube thing to stuff the dough into small places. Could be a problem, but I monitor this boy closely.

Josiah is just getting the hang of making a play doh head man.