When we were at the Lodge for the holidays (yes, almost 2 months ago now - sorry, it's a busy time for me these days), we didn't have many activities to do outside, but Grandma and Grandpa wisely bought a couple of sleds and of course there was much snow so we definitely put them to use. First Will and I rode on a sled tied with a rope to the Mario Kart, and Grandpa towed us around the ice-covered lake. That was fun but a lot of snow got in Will's face, so he preferred to ride with Grandpa and watch me try to hold on for dear life as those two tried to bury me in a tidal wave of snow or at least cause a spectacular wipeout.
Anyway, it seemed to me that pulling each other on sleds was the only reasonable way to take advantage of all the Northern Wisconsin snow. I did not think we could do any downhill sledding anywhere near the Lodge due to the dense growth of trees pretty much everywhere. But I had forgotten about the "road" down the hill from the Lodge to the lake that is so convenient for loading/unloading boats (and delivering snacks and beverages via Mario Kart). Turns out this road was just steep enough to get a solid sledding run. And, since we went up and down in the MK several times, there were conveniently two parallel snow-chutes for RACING.
Unky Grant, AJ, Erin, Will, and I had several races with various rewards and consequences - for example, Jenna had to eat several of the worst flavors of Harry Potter jellybeans as a result of losing numerous races to me (I know many of you readers know how much I enjoyed that). Will tried to pick who would likely be the race winner and ride with them (usually me), but the times he "was not the winner" usually meant a few minutes of crying until he was ready to try again.
Enjoy the highlight video below, which includes Will going down "all by my big boy self", then suffering a heartbreaking defeat when racing his dad, and finally, tasting sweet victory in the ultimate championship doubles run, which ended in a pretty excellent crash.
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