Powder Play

Two snow storms this week left a nice snow cover over South Hadley. So here's what we did:

• After breakfast, Grafton and Dad suited up in their worker snow gear and headed out to the garage, grabbing our snow shovels.
• We spent about half an hour clearing the snow from the driveway (2nd time this week).
• Headed back inside for a snack.
• Suited up for 20-something degree weather and packed the cross country skis in the car.
• Drove to the Ledges Golf Course, 5 minutes away.
• Took Neva's skis out of the car.
• Decided it was too windy and cold at this spot and drove to the nearby Orchards Golf course instead.
• Put on our ski boots, realized Neva's skis were still at the Ledges course.
• Neva drove back to retrieve her skis, while the boys got suited up and hit the trails.
• Grafton and Dad made it about 1/10th of a mile before Mom showed up.
• Grafton and Dad skied together for about 45 min, then Mom took over watching Grafton.
• Back at the car, headed home.
• Back at home, unpacked the skis, ate lunch, suited up and packed the car for afternoon sledding.
• Drove to nearby hill.
• Got out of the car, started to unbuckle Grafton, realized we forgot his winter coat.
• Drove home, got his coat, drove back to the sledding hill.
• Met up with Landon and his family.
• Grafton and Landon sledded for over an hour, catching air off jumps, wiping out, and diving out of the way of other sledders as they re-ascended the hill (Mom and Dad got a few runs in themselves).
• Grafton throws major tantrum at the bottom of the hill on what would be his final run (due to absolute exhaustion, no doubt). 
• Back at home, had snack, then watched out our photos and videos from the day.