Flying on the JET!!!

With all the snow today we went sledding. It was impossible to find sleds!!! For those that have seen those Christmas movies where they race for the last gift or honey ham in the store. We walked into the store and saw 3 sleds walk out. We got in and everyone had that look in their eye and they tried to beat you to them , but there were none left. We finally got one that is really only used for ice fishing so the sides are really high, which proved to be a bad thing. but on the side it said Jet Sled Jr. and they didn't give it that name because they thought it sounded pretty. That thing flew.

We went with our neighbors and had a really fun time. They brought the two sleds you see here I think their names were slow poke and molasses. The couldn't even compare to the JET. I'm getting ready to head down. (If you couldn't tell)

Marybeth is always so cute and tonight was no different. After our first run she was a little hesitant to FLY in the JET, and we will tell you why in a bit. But I think she beat out our neighbor for the greatest distance in the Jet of course, and the record had to be beat by going into the street a little bit.

I know these are both dark, but it was the only way to get some action shots. So enjoy them for what they are worth. Just focus in on the dark moving objects.

Sorry about a double post of me on a sled, I am not vain I promise, although I do look pretty darn.... anyway. Unfortunately this is the only picture of the Jet Sled Jr. aka THE JET. It is hard to see from this picture but it looks like a car carrier that should be on the top of a car. That was the smallest one they had. There were 4 different bigger at this sportsmans warehouse place. The first run was approaching, and Marybeth didn't want to go by herself so I was the lucky one to go with her. We took "the Jet" of course not knowing what was in store. I was of course in the back oblivious to anything going on besides our momentum. As we started down the hill I was thinking alright we are cruising, this thing is awesome. It is pretty big and wide and we both fit really well. We are crusing along and then we hit this jump perfectly... the only problem was that was not our intention. (Remember Robbie in the back.... ) Marybeth at least had some time to prepare. According to our neighbors we got at least 2 feet of air from THE JET. Lets just say it was literally a crash landing and it was not pretty. Sleds don't cushion that well and those wonderful high sides that keep all of your stuff inside met my back in just the right spot. I wish I could say I just started doing some push ups or something to make it look not so bad. I just laid there for a while. We are both pretty sore, and I think more is on its way. I just hope it is nothing worse. I kinda feels like it might be, but I am hoping for sore muscles. Sorry it was long but it could not have been summarized. But we had a great time. And next time you want to fly you can borrow the JET anytime