Evenhouse Family: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Our first measurable snow fall- almost 4"
We had a really cold, fun winter this year. We had 3 really good snows this year and the kids loved it! We had all of our gear ready to go when the first snowfall was forecasted. The only problem was that we didn't have any sleds. I called every store I could think of to find a sled and they were all sold out. I finally talked to Ace Hardware and they said they were getting another shipment in the next morning. We got to Ace at 9:00 and they had already sold out! They said they might get another shipment later that day. I called about 15 times to find out when it was in. Finally at 3:00, they had a new shipment in. The lady said they only had about 12 left. I threw the kids in the car, with no jackets and raced over there to get our limit of two sleds! The kids thought I was totally crazy, but they were totally excited to have their very own sleds!
As excited as they were to go sledding, I don't think the kids enjoyed their first sled rides. I was inside getting Brower ready and came out just in time to see Kate flying down the street with Chad running after her! Chad put Kate on the sled and just pushed her down our huge hill, not realizing how fast she was going to go. She got stuck in the gutter and was turning in circles all the way down. The only thing that stopped her was the gutter at the very end of the street. She was not too excited to sledding again.
Chad hooked Sophie's leash to Brower's sled. He put Brower in the sled and pulled him for his first sled ride. Brower wasn't quite ready and wasn't holding on and did a face plant in the snow. He was ready to go in for a snack and hot chocolate after that.
We had a great time playing in the snow this winter. I think the kids favorite part was playing on the playset in the snow and drinking hot chocolate- that was my favorite part too!