A week ago Friday Jessica, Dad, me, & Kelvin went snowmobiling in the snowstorm. We went 50 miles through 5 townships. The snowmobile trail system is wonderful. There are stop signs, curve signs and rough-trail-ahead signs! The trails provided a lot of diversity, winding along through snowy woods, and through wind-blow fields on the top of the hill, before dropping into the valley, where there was usually a ditch to cross or a little snowmobile bridge that spanned a wider creek or gully. We buried the snowmobiles once when we topped a hill and found our selves going head-long into an 8-foot snow drift. We turned the sleds around and Kelvin made a trail for us by making 3 trips up & down the hill to pack a trail for us.
I took a nose-dive into a snow pile when I miscalculated my balance around a curve. I wasn't hurt, and I'm sure it looked hysterical watching me try to find my face and glasses in the snow-packed helmet!
On Tuesday, I went sledding with my sister Erin and her three girlies. We all had a blast except Retta, who thought sledding was no fun, but preferred just to pull the sled around. She made the mistake of towing it to the top of the hill, where she had little choice but to ride down with Mommy.
Louisa was our fastest sledder. She held on tight to the baling twine tied from handle to handle on her sled. It looked really funny-she didn't make a sound going down the hill, flying over the bumps. She crash landed and climbed out of her harness contraption giggling and laughing!
Diana was a little too wise to be intrepid about flying down a big hill like the pipeline. On almost every ride except this one, she put out her hands to slow herself down and usually ended up tipping over before she reached the bottom. In this picture, we convinced her that if she held onto the sled, she would be more apt to reach the bottom right-side-up. She held on & had a fast ride to the base of the hill on the top of her sled. I love the look on her face! I don't think she enjoys speed! 
I love speed, but I'm not quiet like Louisa. I scream all the way down. My nieces think their aunt Jessie is crazy, and laugh at me!
Here's Retta coming down the hill with Erin. Hmm; what's she thinking? "It was horrible!" 
Retta's crying. Erin's laughing. Erin is gonna go for another ride. Retta IS NOT going for another ride. Retta is going to pull her sled around at the bottom of the hill. Ahh, comfort level!
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