Olsen Family: Sledding and Fun in the Sun...I mean Snow

Tony went snowmobiling on the 11th, and I wasn't feeling very well. Headache! So much fun. So the kids and I stayed home. Later in the afternoon, I decided I could handle driving them to the park and standing there and just taking pictures while they went sledding. So...off we went. Gracie was quite nervous. She had never been sledding before. The only kind she has done is being pulled behind the 4-wheeler. So, we told her it would be fine. She'd have tons of fun. We got there and TJ & Gracie headed up the hill, while I stood at the bottom. Here they are at the top ready to take off.

TJ was all smiles!

Gracie was all giggles! For some reason, her sled likes to go backwards. Not once did it go all the way down without turning.

Here is a video of Gracie and the backwards sled.

And here is TJ.....his sled tried to turn too...but it doesn't do it as well.

Gracie again....

Then we decide to try switching sleds. Gracie got to go down front wards the whole way! Yipee!!!

TJ wasn't so lucky, but he thought it was pretty funny too!

After they had had enough of climbing up the hill, they decided to play on the play ground. Man....I wish it was Spring and warmer! TJ headed straight for the slide and begged me to take a picture...so what the heck, let's have some fun!

TJ loves the monkey bars this year. He has the blisters to prove it too.

Gracie zooming down the sled.

Here is my smiley little girl.

Another set of monkey bars. Wow, this playground has 3 sets.

And this weird little bridge thing. Don't fall through the spaces!

I got the kids up on the bars....

And then I made them hang up side down. They giggled, even when they started slipping and were nervous they were going to fall off. But...mom saved them.

Then we were off to the zip line. Here's TJ. Gracie was slippery and couldn't hang on long enough for me to get my camera up and snap a picture. Heck I couldn't even hardly let go and she was down for the count!

Stinking cute little snow princess tho...isn't she.

And into the snow she goes again. Man..those slides are slippery.

TJ enjoys climbing up the slides more than going down. It's been a constant battle to make him understand that he goes down, not up. *head shake* *sigh* Okay, well, no body else was there, so he had his chance at going up without too much complaint.

I honestly don't know what this contraption is supposed to accomplish. I get, you stand on it and swing with your feet, but you really can move much. I just don't get it. Gracie decided to just hang on it and let her feet dangle. Works for me.