March Madness

We had a beatiful day for the kids to play! 

Pumpkin Launch, v 2012

We woke up to a thin white blanket on the ground, so this year's launch took a snowy turn. Or smash.
It should also be noted that Riley is not sure about snow, but she sure loved the pumpkins smashing on the ground below. She ran through the orange minefield with great joy.

Plowing Through, Plowing Out

March has arrived and Mother Nature has decided to bring us some very wintery weather.  Last night we got the biggest snowfall of the year, and it doesn't look like she's finished with us yet.  There was over a foot of new snow awaiting our 3 eager snow-monsters this morning.  Ken is out attempting to clear a path to the outside world with Ray's tractor.  The kids are just attempting to keep their boots on as they tromp around, reveling in its depths.

Mitchell throwing caution to the wind... or just throwing snow.

 

Somehow snow got into our house.... I wonder how that happened.

The snowman Mommy built earlier this week.

 

The boys voluntarily reading together after coming inside from the snow-fest.

Round 1 of snow removal this week.

Round two with the snow removal staff.

The very unusual winter has continued; snow comes in varying amounts and then the weather is 45 for a week and it all melts away.  This has left us with sub-standard sledding conditions to many days.  Not to worry, though, as the Rogers children and pretty hard core when it comes to zipping down the hills.  And today school is closed because we actually got some serious snow.  Maybe we'll actually get to have some good sledding runs later.

A Determined Walk

We have had very little snow this year.  Even now, on Christmas Day, we do not have enough to completely cover the grass in the yard.  That does not stop my 3 little sledders.  They zip down the snow/grass combo just as happy as can be... maybe happier, because the walk ~up~ the hill is much easier for their legs.  Here Lucy is coming back from a sledding adventure of her own doing.

Snow Much Fun

Many inches of freshly fallen snow has made for a beautiful white blanket on the ground outside.  It has also yielded snow piles that could be described as gargantuan.  Mitchell started to dig out one of the piles, but Dad decided he needed to give some expert advice on the project...  and meanwhile, we all played around in the snow while Daddy was having fun.

WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

K8erific.  Awesomesauce.  Both words could be used to describe the major event of the day.  SLEDDING!!!  Or perhaps we should call it the Rogers' Luge Track.

Aunt Ruthie and Grammy came over to take part.  I am quite sure some snow speed records were broken, or at least some sort of record for farthest sled into the cornfield.  It was spectacular, especially once we took the turn 1 out of the track.  Lucy and Mitchell did a great job toting their own sleds back up the hill and walking up without complaint.  Owen, well.... he ate a lot of snow (much of it was voluntary).
 

Sisters trying to relive McGuire's sledding days.

Ken with a wipe out due to hot-dogging it.

When we came back in we thought it best to warm ourselves up with some physical activity of the Wii variety.  I must say that in the early going, each kiddo has their own specialty.  Note to all you out there, never sword-fight against Lucy.  She will own you.