Sledding and Snowboarding

Today, with the beautiful snow everywhere and chores done, the kids were ready to get out and play. Eric got out his snowboard and helped the kids sled down the hill in our backyard on the snowboard. Our neighbor friends, Divya and Pramika, joined in the fun. We discovered that the snow was perfect for sledding and snowboarding. Eric even made a starting ramp for the sledders and 2 jumps farther down for himself to get some air. We all took turns (even I had a turn) and we had a really great time.

Eric made many trips up and down the hill helping many of the kids carry the board back up each time. He really enjoyed the snowboarding too. At the end, Eric took Jarem down on the board standing with him so he could feel what it was like to snowboard. Jarem loved it, but there isn't much hope of him getting into the sport anytime soon since snow like this is a novelty in Tennessee! :)

Tessa participated just as much as everyone else, it's just that I had the camcorder on when she was going down. Alex has the stomach flu today, so he was relegated to watching sadly from the kitchen window between multiple trips to the bathroom. He probably would have enjoyed a little time out on the snowboard since he used to snowboard too.

Strapping on his board

Starting out

Getting some air

Landing the jump

Eric at the bottom of the hill

Jesikah taking her turn

Getting sprayed with snow

Carrying the board back up the hill

This little guy was very anxious for his turns

And crash...

Jesikah helping Jarem carry up the board

Divya taking a turn

Pramika too

Tessa and Divya carrying the board after Tessa's turn

My turn, I am ready to take off from the starting ramp

Wow! It was faster than I expected

It was fun!

Jarem and Eric snowboarding together!  It was very cute!

Eric and Jarem walking back up the hill