Leila's friend, Mackenzie, turned 3 this last week. All Kenzie wanted was a birthday with snow, so we were invited to Paradise, Mt. Rainier for a Saturday of fun in the snow. It could not have been a more BEAUTIFUL day! The sun was shining and the road to the mountain was clear. Leila played in last year's snow in our yard, but didn't go sledding much since all we had was a kiddie swimming pool that didn't slide too well (although we sure tried!).
She was very excited...until we got to the top of the sled run. Oh my! I was worried that maybe we had made the trek for 10 minutes of tears and a return trip home. She was having a melt down! Being the sensitive parents that we are, I loaded her on the sled with Chris and gave them a shove. The first run she got snow in her face, which made things worse. After 2 more runs she figured out that she could throw snowballs at the people waiting at the bottom. This delighted her! She LOVED it! Whew!
Dad and Leila - after she got the hang of it!
Grammy and Leila...going down sideways.
Snowball in hand....headed for Mommy at the bottom.
Eventually, Leila wanted to try it all by "ME-self!".
Tossing snowballs at Grammy. 
Lunch break! We ate our lunches in the new visitor center and then enjoyed some of Kenzie's b-day cake. Watch out! Those benches are slippery!!
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