This weekend we got to have a wonderful time meeting up with the Johnsons (with special guest appearance by Aunt Darla) at a sno-park on Mt. Hood. We couldn’t have picked a better day as there was enough snow to sled, but not enough to attract major crowds.
(And that stove!! I swear Clint squeezed a whole tree in there. It is huge! And we had that lovely warming shelter all to ourselves!)
Unfortunately our day was not without challenges. Kasen suffered a significant sprain on his very first run. I cannot tell you how disappointed he was watching everyone else enjoy the hills the rest of the day.
And that first video is a record of Mesa’s most recent concussion. ☹ She is now on a very strict one month regimen of rest, low-risk activities, and brain healing food.
Next year, more caution will be taken.
That’s one thing we learned. However, while Melisse remembered to collect some dirt and snow she needed for school this week, with all the injuries I totally forgot that I inteded to discuss Potential and Kinetic energy with the kids while sledding. Fortunately, when Darla comes to town this weekend there will be more sledding (except for Mesa, of course) and we’ll have another chance.
And after the end of such a fun day of sledding and eating, we all felt a bit like Henley even if some of us didn’t have a mom there to haul us around and put us to sleep!
A Life Well Learned 