White Christmas

In any given year, there is an 80% probability of snow on the ground come end of December in the Twin Cities.

In the past few years we have been striking out and a white Christmas has been something to merely dream about.

But 2007 came through with an old-fashioned coating of white fun! We were excited to seize the opportunity to introduce Mathias to the frozen outdoors.

Alas, the verdict was mixed at best... Perhaps it was the wind. Perhaps it was the limited mobility in his winter outfit. Perhaps it was the face plant of his sled. Perhaps it was all of the above! But he was less than enthusiastic frolicking in our winter wonderland.

In the follow up visit a few days later the reception was better. It helped that I strapped on better running shoes and put some velocity on that sled! That got some laughs!