Sledding Party

It's been snowing for more then a week straight. The conditions this weekend positively forced us to wrangle up some friends and sleds and head to the park. The natural amphitheater of the park was already polished to an icy patina, and a dynamic collection of runs that all ended in a small trail heading into the woods made for a good afternoon. Or as the Headlines might have read, "Nice Day Enjoyed by Many."

I got quoted by a shivery journalist trying to get me to say that the trees were dangerous and should be removed (I might not have let my own small children down there on a saucer, but I am proficient sledder. And there ought to be trees in park). He, of course, over-paraphrased the nature of our conversation- a middle school kid collided with a tree and was hauled out by paramedics. We heard he had a concussion, but I didn't feel like telling the reporter that. The result is the very tepid article. We capped off our sledding adventures with hot cider and pizza back at the apartment, complaining about our sore sledding and laughing muscles. Maybe adulthood is fun after all!

---UPDATE---
Good thing we got there when we did. Sledding is now BANNED in that park. Madness!