Obligatory sledding photos
I normally share one photo on Tuesdays, but I've got extras today!
We took our sleds and some friends over to our sledding hill yesterday, which was covered in snow.
It's a dead-end road that never gets plowed, so it's perfect for sledding. Seriously awesome.
The girls also made snowmen...
(Notice Sonia's flame hat, which I ordered to get free shipping??)
Sonia made some hilarious snowmen, using sticks for faces.
This one's kind of a snuggly snowman. 😉
Let's see if I can find a few frugal things about this set of photos.
- I already mentioned the girls' flame hats (Zoe had hers too, but took it off when she got too warm).
- The green sled is a $1 Goodwill find.
- Sonia's, Zoe's, and my snow pants are Goodwill/Target clearance items. I've always bought black whenever possible, because then Joshua could hand pants down to his sisters. And black is always in style.
- Zoe's boots (and Sonia's too, I believe) are Goodwill finds.
- Lisey's boots were purchased on a clearance sale from REI.
- Remember the stripey socks I bought to get free shipping on those boots? I wore 'em yesterday! 😉
- Sonia, Zoe, and Lisey all are wearing gloves I bought on clearance last year from Lands' End.
When you live in a climate that has snow only here and there, finding good deals on snow gear is really fabulous. That way if you only use them a few times a year, you still feel like you got a bargain.
(If you live in, say, Manitoba, this is not a thing you probably think about! Ha.)
P.S. I had fun looking at this 2011 set of sledding photos. My kids have certainly gotten bigger in the last 5 years!
Looks like the blizzard hit you, too! Wasn't the warm'ish sunshine nice, after Saturday?! I'm curious...if you want to share...what part of PA do you live in?
Looks like you all had a lot of fun! We took my 2 year old daughter sledding for her first time at the family farm and she had a blast! There's nothing quite like hearing shrieks of pure joy from a toddler.
I heard an interesting fact on the car ride into work this morning and immediately thought of you and your aversion to plastic waste...by 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish 🙁 It's heartbreaking that our environment has come to this, hopefully our future generations can alter the curve!
All that black, y'all look kinda Amish!
It looks fun. Where do you live? That is a lot of snow. I bet your kids had a good time and looks like you did too.
I am glad we do not have that much snow. 🙂
We're on the east coast of the U.S....where the storm dropped about 24-30 inches of snow!
We live in Quebec, Canada and we get a loooooot of snow. So I'm always on the look out for snow gear for the kids at used stores (to replace and also to have extras because they always tell you right before leaving for school that they lost ONE mit, right?). So far I've been able to buy on reduced prices or used most of the items and pass on to the next kid (I have 2 girls, 6yo and 4yo). Cross fingers my luck continues.
We had an awesome sledding day yesterday, too! School was closed!
I seriously love the snow people. The most cuddly set I've ever seen!
I totally agree with black/gender neutral snow pant colors. Ours are currently thrift store finds. I have only one son, so I buy them big so he can get 2 years out of them, and then we either donate them (and the boots) to someone who can use them. I'll need to be on the hunt for new to us stuff for next Winter!
Well, I live in Florida, so.... But hey, it has snowed here a few times in the last 100 years -- it snowed on Christmas Eve about 25 years ago, in fact. But I didn't grow up in Florida, I grew up in the upper south where we got a few good snows each winter, and we sledded down the hill by our house, in the street. In the fresh snow, in a neighborhood that didn't get cleared for a good while, we sledded right down into a four-way intersection with no fear of traffic. It was such fun! These pictures really took me back.
We passed along our snow gear to each other (we were all sisters) and also received snow gear from older, taller cousins who lived in the north. It was just an accepted thing, to pass it around until we found someone who could wear it. I was the smallest, so after me, it went on to a different family. I'm so glad when I see people still handing down clothes.
Oh how little they were in 2011!
You all are out playing in the snow with NO JACKETS on???? What as the temp?
We did start with jackets, but all the tromping up the hill in the snow made us hot!
OOH : )
So fun! I love that picture of Sonia and Lisey with the snuggly snowman on Sonia's lap!
Your last comment had me laughing. As a MN resident, winter gear is a "splurge" since they wear it for 4-5 months out of the year and I try to be able to pass it down to the younger kids. The Columbia outlet is my favorite.
I can definitely confirm that getting a good deal on snow gear isn't terribly important when you live in a cold place! We're in Wyoming and I almost never look at price when I shop for snow gear- it's more important to get gear that's warm enough for our climate.
That being said, our thrift stores are always chock full of jackets, and I love Sierra Trading Post for anything I can't find at the thrift store! Their prices are always super low.
Cheers to finding winter/snow gear at Goodwill!
I have had the same snow pants since my daughter was little (at least 17 years). Since they were too short I took an old piece of elastic and attached it as stirrups many years ago (inspired by The Tightwad Gazette back in the day). I wore them this weekend as we dealt with the 30" of snow we received. My daughter's friend wore my husband's bib snow pants (they're probably 15 years old). My daughter wore a pair that I bought her many years ago. All the snow pants are black and have served us for many years.
I also wore a pair of leather mittens purchased on clearance at Target, in the Midwest, before Target stores were on the east coast and a clearance Land's End hat.