But sledding does it faster.
We went to Leavenworth for our January Snow fix, but really just got ice disguised as snow. I don’t have a good shot of Kyla sledding, as it doesn’t seem nice to take a picture of a girl lying on the ground who would be sobbing from pain if she were able to breathe. Yeah, conditions were brutal, but that didn’t stop the youngers who were having a great time together.
Fortunately, the Sunday afternoon snow was a little more on the slush side, making for decent XCountry skiing, at least for us beginners. Piper the Contrarian decided it was easier to move without poles. Sherpa Mama then ended up carrying two sets of poles. Good thing I have a theory that making the conditions tough make me better faster. Sunday evening, when we returned the skis, I kept mine and went again Monday morning (perfect ice, lousy snow–again, I think I got better by being so awful at it) and then Monday afternoon at Ski Hill (much more advanced course, better snow, still lapped by every other skier I saw). Like I told Dwayne, I skied for miles and miles on my feet…and only a little ways on my face.
After sledding, I took the kids either, depending upon your family role, 1) on a beautiful walk through one of my favorite run-on parks, or 2) out for their favorite gelato that they had to walk to.
Made it! 
We had really come to Leavenworth this holiday weekend because our Eastern Washington friends were going to be there, and so we got some lovely time with them in one of our favorite places, iced snow notwithstanding. Love our friends…and this town!
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