Winter Fun

So Uncle David was in town for Christmas and we wanted to do some fun things while he was here. We decided to go sledding first. Nathan wanted to drive an hour and pay 18 bucks an adult to tube down a big hill and also had a pulley to pull you up. I wasn't too excited about that. Mostly because I don't really like to tube/sled that much. I have known too many people that have broken hips and other body parts sledding. Somebody is bound to get hurt. I also have a weird fear of going straight down. I don't mind roller coasters, but you'll never see my bungee jump or sky dive. Anyway, we compromised and just went to a little hill at a school in town where we didn't have to pay at all! Not a big hill at all, but just right for the kids and me.

We met some of our friends there. How many kids can you fit in one sled?

Trying to conquer my fear...
There I go! This is not a flattering picture of me at all. I'm surprised I'm putting it here for all to see.

The ice arena was also having open ice skating, which they hardly ever do. We decided we better take advantage of it while we can. This is my second fear that I overcame. I used to love to ice skate when I was younger. I wasn't great, but could get around ok. The last time I went, which was about 3 years ago, I couldn't do it. I tried going around one time and thought it was so much harder than before. So I quit. I wasn't even going to go this time. I was just going to watch with Charlotte. But Charlotte wanted to try. So I decided to give it another try too. And I could do it! And Charlotte loved it too (for a little while anyway).

We just happened to run into our friends there :-) Peyton did awesome!
Brooke did great too. This was her second time but she still needed lots of help.
By the end of the night, she was doing it all by herself.

Anyway, I know this post is kind of cheesy, but I was pretty proud of myself for overcoming my fears and having fun with family at the same time!