We had the perfect snow last night - soft, fluffy, and sticky. Perfect for sledding, especially since we had just purchased some new snow toys at Target clearance prices. Most importantly, we bought 2 pseudo-snowboards that Ellie was itching to try out on our little sledding hill. So today, we bundled up and trudged across the street to the hill. Ellie put her boots in the snowboard and took off like she had been doing it for years. I think we found her special skill!
Her friend Noah was a natural pro as well. It did not come naturally to the adults; there were a lot of falls. It actually took the kids telling us how to do it, mostly bending our knees, before we could achieve any success at all.