Sledding in Sapporo

Well, this is a sneaky little face. If you are wondering what this sly little smile is for, it is because she knows what she is about to do. She had a taste of the snow the night before, and now knows what to expect when we say "go sledding." See, we spent last weekend at Sapporo, in Hokkaido, Japan. We went on a tour up there to see the Sapporo Snow Festival. I took a ton of pictures. Between my big camera, my little camera, and my iTouch - I think I got about 40o pics and some short videos. Needless to say, I will post them in spurts. And I've also created an album on Snapfish for you to view all the pictures. But first I want to share my favorites with you. This post is the second day we were there. The snow festival didn't start until Monday, so on Sunday we (eventually) made our way to a park where there were playing in the snow opportunities. It took us two tries and a lot of Yen in cab fare, but we made it. And Olivia enjoyed herself a lot - which is all that mattered in the end (even though, if given the chance, she would have just as well played in the snowbank outside the hotel). Anyway, take a look at our day, and let me know if you think she had fun!

This is her first trip down the hill in sequence. She loved it and never stops laughing.

Trying to show her how to make a snow angel, but she's just being an angel instead:

She's excited she stayed on here:

Learning to stay upright and hold onto the rope:

Our Boots:

Daddy's Turn - He went to the top:

I think he realizes what is about to happen:

Crash:

And Mommy got a turn too:

Just realized I had on Olivia's gloves (better for taking pics) and trying to quickly change them:

Ok here I go:

Eeeek:

Olivia thought that was funny for me to go down:

And this. Is. My favorite. Of the entire trip.

But this face is pretty good too:

She was loving it. Kept saying "And now, again."

She had so much fun. Snotty nose, big smiles, and all:

She would get right back up and drag him up there:

All of us:

Calm. Peaceful. Cold.

Heading in. You can almost see the disappointment in her walk.