Christmas Break Sledding

After the big blizzard of '09, the boys headed over to the hill behind Old Bridge Elementary, where they go to school, for sledding:

William catches some air.

William gets ready for another run.

From right: William, Myles, Max and their good friend, Noah.

Max catches some air.

Max hits the hill.

Myles -- Mr. Nonchalant. "Look, Ma! No hands!"

Myles "chills" out on the snow after a morning full of sledding.

Myles at it again.

The Boys and the Blizzard of '09

Max, Myles and William couldn't wait to get outside in the snow:

The Blizzard of '09

Wow! More than 17" of snow around here in the Lake Ridge area of Prince William County, Va. Myles and I jumped into the Jeep and headed out to see what we could see:

"Bat Cave Road" (also known as Tanyard Hill Road, which leads into Occoquan.

Along the Occoquan River.

As you can tell from the snow on the ducks' backs, it was coming down pretty heavy.

Wizards vs. Bucks, Dec. 2

Senator Kohl of Wisconsin was kind enough to pass along some tickets to the Wizards-Bucks game tonight. Great seats, fun game and a wonderful time. We started off with dinner at the Monocle restaurant on Capital Hill, then walked over to Union Station to take the Metro over to Verizon Center. The boys really got into the game:

It's a Wizard 101 thing ... an online game the boys play. They noticed the score and made me take a photo of it.

The Wizards won, 104-102. The Bucks tied it up with 10 seconds to go on a 3-pointer at 102-102, but the Wizards got the ball to Boykins on the inbound, who drove to the basket, went up for a shot and got fouled, then sank both of his free throws to win the game.

First Snow of the Season

William tries to build his first snowman of the season.

William watches the flakes drift down ...

Max packs a snowball and takes aim.

A frosty Thomas wants to join in on the fun. 

Some pretty maple leaves in the snow.