Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Well, after a slightly frustrating day including a rear-ending incident for Kate and near 2 hour commute home for Steve, we woke up to a beautifully snow covered world. I know I am a weirdo for actually loving winter in Chicago, but it probably is mainly due to the fact that 1) I don't commute to work, and 2) my mom would always get us up early after a good snow fall and take us sledding at Phillips Park. This was a winter snowfall tradition that she actually still maintains to this day. She called at 7:24am this morning to announce that she was out on the hills at 6am to ski. We converted to cross-country skiing as we got older. Anyway, last year I had gotten all of the necessary sledding accouterments for Jed to use this year so we would be ready to go at the first good snow. He was all bundled up with snow pants and his big puffy coat. His boots I found on clearance were just the right size. And, he was really excited to go play in the "no, no." Once Max was down for his morning nap, Jed and I bundled up and played in the "co, co no, no." That's Jed speak for cold snow. (We're working on completing words.) It was great to watch Jed try to climb back into his sled for more rides down the hill. Sorry, Steve, that you missed out on all our fun = )The snow was so deep that Jed had a hard time walking back up the hill. Plus, he had track side viewing of the trains.Time to come in. Jed tried to pull the sled all the way up...