{"id":2192,"date":"2013-01-11T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2013\/01\/sledding-in-a-winter-wonderland.html"},"modified":"2013-01-11T09:40:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T09:40:00","slug":"sledding-in-a-winter-wonderland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2013\/01\/sledding-in-a-winter-wonderland.html","title":{"rendered":"Sledding in a winter wonderland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

In keeping with the sledding off into the unknown\u00a0motif,\u00a0here\u2019s some shots of our last day of Christmas Break. \u00a0The boys, having made the decision to homeschool, seemed\u00a0lighter\u00a0on the feet because of it. \u00a0Even our oldest cut loose and joined the silly fun. <\/p>\n

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Mom takes the little one down the first time around, just to make sure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Next up, our oldest gets the\u00a0privilege\u00a0of sledding with our angel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Success! \u00a0But getting up the slick hill was easier said than done.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Our 8th grader, ready to brave the slopes with his baby brother.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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From what I can tell, they had fun.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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And\u00a0speaking\u00a0of fun, I think our 7th grader is the one having it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Yes, he\u2019s actually like that most of the time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The older three goofing around.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Wondering when he will have a chance to go solo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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It wasn\u2019t pretty, but it worked.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The family in all their intense glory.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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And there he goes! \u00a0He did great!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Competitive\u00a0to the last, I can\u2019t remember who won.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Did I mention he\u2019s always like that?\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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In keeping with the spirit of a new adventure, even I got into the act.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Back home, the younger two make a snow model of Helm\u2019s Deep from Lord of the Rings<\/i>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Our 8th grader had already decided to use the snow mounds to mold into the Misty Mountains.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Our oldest\u2019s\u00a0melancholy.\u00a0solitary walk illustrates the more somber realization of what we\u2019re up against.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Please Pray for us!<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In keeping with the sledding off into the unknown\u00a0motif,\u00a0here\u2019s some shots of our last day of Christmas Break. \u00a0The boys, having made the decision to homeschool, seemed\u00a0lighter\u00a0on the feet because of it. \u00a0Even our oldest cut loose and joined the silly fun. 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