Winter Fun

Here's one great reason to have children - you can act like a kid yourself during the winter! Over the weekend, we took all the children tobogganing at the neighbourhood park. It was so much fun. Since there wasn't a lot of snow on the ground, the downhill speed was a bit slower, which meant Aisling wasn't frightened on her first foray into this winter past time. She loved the whole experience, although she was quite chilled by the time we called it quits. Well, the adults called an end to the fun because it was getting quite tiring to climb up the hill while dragging a loaded sled. Devlin and Ceilidh kept begging for one more time.
The older kids also had ice skating lessons on Sunday, which meant one of the adults had to go on the ice with Ceilidh. Since Daddy got the aching back last week, it was Mommy's turn this week. And surprisingly, I didn't end up with a sore back because Ceilidh seems to be getting the hang of it. Not as many tumbles on the ice, and a few moments where she was moving on her own without me holding onto her.
The children are hoping for more snow and more tobogganing next weekend. They're quite disappointed they haven't been able to build a snow man yet. Or have a snowball fight with mommy and daddy. And the best part of the winter activities? It really tires the kids out so they're sound asleep early, which means mommy and daddy finally get to enjoy some quiet time and a bottle of vino.