we jumped and jumped and jumped
Today, we went back down to our sledding hill for some more fun.
This was extra fun because Mr. FG got to come with us (the other two days we went, he was working).
Everything is more fun when the dad is there. 😉
I just would never think to do something fun like throwing snowballs at children while they sled.
There's a jump at the bottom of the hill, and because of my bruised rib, today I occupied myself by taking pictures of people going off the jump (going over a sledding jump just wouldn't feel good!).
Action shots are not my forte, so this was good practice for me.
Zoe is the most hilarious jumper in the whole family. Something about seeing her bobbing about on her little red saucer just makes you have to laugh!
She manages to hit the jump almost every time.
And it's not because she steers. She just hangs on for dear life, putting out delighted screams as she sails down the hill.
Joshua is probably the most enthusiastic jumper, though...the more air, the happier he is.
Lisey goes over the jumps quite a bit, but she can't manage to keep her sled going straight to save her soul.
Pretty much her only hope of going straight is to ride with Joshua, who is a master at steering.
Zoe rode with Joshua too. It's the only way she'll ride on something other than the saucer, because one time she went down on the sled by herself and ended up in the bush. "Mama, dat is NOT what I expected!"
Mr. FG went down a number of times too.
He takes this quite seriously, apparently.
Sonia did go down the hill a few times, but then she just watched the rest of us. She doesn't seem to be a huge sledding fan for some reason.
I love this picture of Zoe because you can just tell that her legs are getting tired of trudging up and down the hill.
And that's all I have for now.
My apologies to those of you who are really bored by non-frugality content. I should be back with a Q&A post in the morning!
On second though, I suppose all of these pictures have sort of been on-topic. Sledding is good, cheap, low-tech, green, and healthy family fun. I highly recommend it!
Love your post! We have been having an unusually snowy winter in Idaho (I know that sounds strange), and our kid's having thoroughly enjoyed using their Christmas sleds. We live a quarter of a mile from our municipal golf course, that doubles as a fabulous sledding hill in the winter. I love watching all the neighbor kids trudging up our street headed to the golf course, sleds in tow. If I would break my entire body, I would be very tempted to join them! 😀
Loved this post! So fun and funny (in a good way). I am amazed at the height Mr. FG got in that second photo of him sledding. 😉
Looks like so much fun!!! And your photos a great too 🙂 You are very blessed.
SO crazy to see so much snow when it was nearly 70 degrees here today. Beautiful, amazing, and awesome is the relationship between God and the weather! It seems silly, but it's totally true. Every time I look at the world, feel a breeze, do something outside... I just feel so incredibly blessed. Looks like you guys had a blast.
Ooh, I could seriously go for some 70s right about now....
Fantastic photos, Kristen
Joshua has such a beautiful laughing face!
It melts my heart to see your children so full of life and happiness.
Oh, Sonia will turn out fine - I'm not a huge sledding fan, either, but I LOVE watching it snow! The airborne shots are also fun!
🙂
Great air shots...Sonia reminds me of my son. I bet she has an analytical mind and has calculated the risk...
I was going to comment how incredibly frugal your post was when you mentioned that it wasn't... but your next sentence said all I was going to say:
"Sledding is good, cheap, low-tech, green, and healthy family fun."
All that free exercise, no electricity needed, family bonding, and the total cost was just winter gear and sleds. Frugal, frugal, frugal girl! Joy!
Love the shots, especially the airborne ones. We are expecting a blizzard here Tuesday and Wednesday. My son has not had much fun in the snow this winter because we haven't gotten much, so I think he will really enjoy all of the snow that is coming. If only we had a hill like you do. . .:)
YOUR FAMILY HAS SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER!!! ZOE LOOKED LIKE A LITTLE BLUEBIRD HAVING THE TIME OF HER LIFE!!!! I ENJOY YOU POSTS!!!
Your action shots look pretty good here!
I'm really, REALLY impressed with how much air Joshua gets! Zoe too, but Joshua's way up there! I miss the snow. 🙁 Vegas doesn't exactly get much of that....
It is cheap fun until one of you gets hurt. Happened to my eldest son. The snow was just a tad too slick, he lost control and WHAM! Right into a tree. Rushed him to the hospital with a big bump on his head. He never went sledding again...he could never get over it. My poor boy! 🙁
Thankfully, this is a pretty safe place to sled. It's mostly open, and there's just one bush and one tree off to the side.
Now where I went sledding as a kid? Whole 'nother story!
Good job on the action shots! Have you tried following the person as they pass to blur the background? It's called panning, and it's great fun!
I haven't done much with that...I've read about it, but not given it a try. I don't do a lot of action shooting, so I don't get much practice! lol
I used the AI servo focus setting for these and that helped a lot.
What a good looking talented family.
what great shots! I think you may include action in your forte now. and totally agree, sledding cheap, free and highly memorable. very frugal!
loved this post. loved the pictures of the family sledding. My son got to go sledding for the first time a couple weeks ago and loved it. Course like Mr. FG, my husband was working and hasn't had the pleasure of sledding yet. But with the way our weather is going, he may just get a chance.
Great pictures, thanks for sharing. Some of my favorite times with my son have been sledding, since it only happens here (Seattle) every couple of years! We could go to the mountains to the east of us and be there in only half an hour, but that would require actual effort (and gas!) on my part, so we'll just wait for Mother Nature to bring the fun to us.