Beyond Sochi

It actually started before they even really knew what a real bobsled run was. A couple of days after the beginning of the Olympics, they randomly took the yoga mat and turned it into a "bobsled". Perhaps Liam just combined the two words as he was listening to a library BOB book in the background. Who knows.

(notice the fall...
for some reason his bobsled run always ends in a crash...)

From there it progressed to cardboard boxes from Costco. No matter how much we get on our weekly shopping trip, the boys are always scouting out for "good" boxes. I don't mind, as I don't want them ruining the boxes that we need to start packing. :)

He even got Nana involved...

And then after Joel took me out for Valentine's Day one evening, Liam was insistent that as my knight, he needed to take me out too.

For a walk. In the park. As we listen to music.

Romantic, huh?!

Until you remember that our park currently has mountains of snow. No joke. Mountains. They've been using dump trucks to unload snow into the fields, since no one in there right mind is wanting to go for a walk when the high is in the mid-20s and the wind chill reduces it down to a bitter single digits.

So, after a couple of unsuccessful ideas of my own, I finally hit jackpot. Watch a couple of "bobsled" movies on the computer while eating a cupcake.  ... We stay warm, we get to fill our bellies with sugar and we get to watch a (5min) movie.

Bingo! :)

And for once, NBC saved the day. (You probably won't hear me say write that ever again!) We were able to watch one bobsled movie (Liam's comment: that's dangerous!), one snowboard half pipe movie (Liam's comment: that's dangerous! My Daddy does it the good way), and one skeleton movie: (Liam's comment: that's really dangerous!)... yes, he extended out his cupcake as long as he possibly could, citing that it was too sugar-y to eat too fast.

So then, of course, his bobsled runs had to become a bit more "dangerous" themselves.

But after a couple runs that ended in crashes with tears (notice the proximity to the fireplace, despite this Mommy's warnings...), we are back to the safer runs.

But apparently it's still too dangerous for Mommys. :)