High Bridge Park

 Last weekend we drove to Farmville to check out High Bridge trail.  It is a 30 mile hike, but we only did about 3.  It would be a great place to take the kids on their bikes!  This is the most popular part that was just opened last year.  It used to be a railroad track and they turned it into a very high bridge with awesome views. 

 

 When we went on the hike, it was a few days after it had snowed.  Apparently, Farmville got more snow than us because it was still on the trail.  The girls found some pieces of ice and thought it would be fun to toss it over into the Appomattox river below. 

The splashes they made were amazing.  I was a little nervous about them falling over the side even though the railings were very high.

 

 I can only imagine this stretch of the trail being VERY busy in the spring & fall.  We prefer hiking without crowds, so this was perfect for us.  I may actually take the kids out of school early one day in the fall next year to check out the leaves.  I'm sure it's spectacular!



Snow~*~*

 We've been lucky enough to have two snows so far this year.  They were only an inch or two, but still fun!  Here's Sadie with the biggest snowball ever (she took up most of the snow from my neighbor's yard).

 Sledding into the street.  Yes...that's fun in the snow in Richmond. 

 Snow slushies as the snow begins to disappear.

 I made them wait until 8:00 to go out so they didn't disturb the neighbors.  We couldn't wait too long though because it was supposed to melt quickly!

 Mmmmm....yummy snowballs!

 By 10:00 most of the snow was gone, but these guys weren't. 

Here's Calvin having fun, too!  We think he thought the saucer was a giant frisbee :0).