Technically, this wasn't the first time Tyler had laid his eyes on snow, but it was the first time he went out in it! Loudoun County schools were on a two hour delay this morning, which translates to a 1.25 hour delay at Brennan's preschool. We used our extra hour to go outside and play after breakfast. There is a promise of more snow in the forecast, but I couldn't risk all the snow melting before Brennan got a chance to play. It was a good decision because there has already been a significant amount that has already melted! It took us almost 20 minutes to get geared up. Even I got new boots and snow pants for Christmas, so I was excited to use them! Tyler hated his snow boots. He couldn't take one step without falling over. He had pretty much rolled/crawled from the stoop and was just laying there crying out for Mom!
We gave the sled a shot and the boys went down the slope in the backyard together. The first run, they ran straight into the playhouse and Brennan got a little cut on his nose and Tyler hit his eyebrow. Thankfully, neither were seriously hurt and we were able to keep playing.
I ended up changing Tyler out of his snow boots and into his Timberland's (a gift that Brennan got from Uncle Pete when he was Tyler's age!) Tyler was happy to be able to walk again! And, he was much more comfortable in the toboggan sled, which doesn't slide as fast when the snow is shallow and has a nice toddler seat, which gives him back support. My dad made the toboggan seat for Debby when she was little and it's still in good use today!
Tyler enjoyed exploring the playhouse while Brennan went down our neighbor's slide. He could catch some serious speed with his snow pants! Hoping we'll get a better snowfall before the weekend is out so we can head to a real hill for sledding!
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