Wandering Aimlessly

Last weekend I completed my goal of wandering randomly for 34 years. Since Ben wasn't feeling well, we decided it would be fun to go out for a drive and have him take a nap. We had no idea where we were heading and after a while we decided to visit the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute since we happen to be heading that general direction. It's actually a nice museum with an emphasis on Native Americans of the Northwest. On our way back I noticed that the sun was going to briefly peak between the clouds off in the distance so we pulled off the main road to take pictures, yet the moment lasted about 45 seconds. I attempted to take a picture of Joey yet the sun had disappeared and immediately filled the sky with a rich magenta. Since I had lost my backlight I placed my speed light behind Joey and was excited to see how it froze the rain in mid air. I am excited to try this method once again, perhaps with an umbrella.

Mass Air

It's a bit hard to wrangle two boys at this stage. Ben is excited to go faster and higher and Joey is studying the art of standing on those feet. There's a pretty big gap in their ability and agility at this stage which requires some creativity when we play outside. During the first snow fall of this season, we took the boys to the local park to slide down the hill. I believe it took us 45 minutes just to get out the door yet it took Ben five minutes to decided that he had enough. I can't blame him though, we had acquired about 5 inches of snow that day and as Traci and him leveled at the bottom of the hill from their first ride, he was engulfed with snow. On the other hand, Joey also received a face full of snow on his first sledding trip although he gave no reaction perhaps from being shocked.

A week ago we received another snowfall. We waited till mom came home from work to begin our snow adventures and by then Joey wanted nothing but sleep. I can't blame him though, it's a hard life when you are having fun all day. So instead we made a small ramp in our backyard and Ben got to jump multiple times while Traci and I got a workout. Traci would pull Ben and I would replenish the landing with fresh snow and then switch roles. We were having too much fun that I forgot to take pictures until the very end and by then, Ben was more excited to make snow angels.

I feel fortunate to be able to live in a region where we see all four seasons. Kids view snow as adventures and adults become dull at the thought of winter. Why is it? Personally, I've enjoyed this winter. I know having kids makes this weather more worthwhile.