Snow Day in Overton Park

Last year when we went to the park to enjoy the annual snow day Satchel and Jiro were both miserable and cold and cried the whole time. I wasn't going to let that happen again, which is why when I saw snow pants in Target in August, I bought them. This year we were ready. Not only did we layer and bundle, we packed a backpack with hot chocolate, five pairs of extra gloves, and even shoved foot warmers in our boots.

We ventured out with our sleds, and thanks to the perfectly icy ground, were able to easily pull the boys as we walked to the park. And even the slightest slope in the ground made for a fun ride. We made our way to the Shell, which we thought would be perfect for sledding. There were tons of people there, as well as behind the Brooks. We did some sledding, chatting, and warmed up with some hot chocolate and new gloves. It was hard to tell who was having the most fun--the kids, the parents, or the dogs!


After a few runs, we made our way over to the "Bunny Slopes" by the golf course, stopping only for a little dogsledding. Jiro absolutely loved having the dogs pull the sled. He started cheering in what was the cutest moment of the day. It was super slick over by the golf course, making it hard to even walk. It was less crowded, but had some diehard sledders taking advantage of the elevated golf holes. (We even saw a guy on a snowboard!)

The multiple falls and the monkeys' fascination with the snow and ice required another glove change and hot chocolate break. Realizing we'd been there for almost two hours, we started our journey home.