We discovered a little hill near us where someone has poured water to create a few slick paths for sledding. Even though the hill is small, the ice makes for great sledding, and walking back to the top of the hill is a piece of cake! This has provided lots of entertainment for Misha and Sebby, as well as dozens of other children who live in our area. They come bringing wooden sleds with metal runners if they have them, and if they don't, they simply sled on pieces of cardboard, plastic bags, or nothing at all. If you're wearing snowpants, you're set!
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| The place to be. |
The camaraderie of the kids is nice. Toddlers with their mommies, elementary schoolers out with friends, Kyrgyz kids, Russian kids, girls, boys - everyone is out enjoying the winter together. Whenever a kid is poised at the top of the hill ready to go down, he or she yells out "otiditye!" ("get out of the way!") before cruising down. Following suit, Sebby has also taken to bellowing "otiditye!" before he takes his turn.
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| Sebby the Abominable Snowman |
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| Hooray for snowpants! |
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| Snowboard-style! |
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| A little push ... |
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| Misha gets a ride from Styopa, a nice kid in the neighborhood. |
When the boys are sufficiently soaked through (despite the snowsuits), I entice them back inside for some hot cocoa!
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