Teddy loves to play with shovels and brooms, so he wanders around when them in tow. He also loves to help snowblow with Dave, which is safer than him wandering in front of it unpredictably. As long as our neighbors' garage doors aren't open, we're usually pretty good about Teddy staying in the driveway ... or at least a neighbor's driveway or the cul de sac, which is perfectly fine in my book. Line of sight and closest enough to chase him when needed.
We spent about an hour outside shoveling in the morning, headed inside for lunch and a few projects. Then we went out to enjoy the snow with sledding and tubing. We have just enough of a hill to sled nothing too exciting but enough for the boys. As an added bonus, it's not that tough to walk back up the hill. Heck, even once Teddy walked all the way back up carrying his own tube!
The neighbor boys sledded with us a bit and then brought out their snowboard. I got to try it out, successfully making a few runs. Then Teddy indicated he wanted to try it, so I helped to get his feet in place and ran down the hill alongside him. He balanced really well until we got going too fast and tripped before he biffed it. He loved it, and we did it one more time where Dave got a video.
This made him happy, and it made me so darn happy. I was able to help give him an opportunity that normally wouldn't happen, something he wouldn't be able to do otherwise.
And, this, my friends, is why I live in Wisconsin.
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