Snowshoeing

As I have shared before, our public schools were great with inclusion!  PE was one of Mikey’s favorite classes and he was always welcome to try anything the other kids were doing – or – the teahcers would modify things for him if he needed. In addition, he always had his one-on-one aide with him to keep him safe and engaged.

Believe it or not, snowshoeing was a part of Mikey’s Phys Ed curriculum.  One year, our local public school PE teachers applied for a grant to add an outdoor component to Winter PE. They got cross country skis and snowshoes, and they took the kids outside to learn these fun winter sports.

It turned out that both of my boys really loved snowshoeing! So, one year, we put snowshoes under the Christmas tree for me and the boys. We tromped around our big country backyard with our dogs on every snowy day. We had the best time!

I’m so thankful that he had this wonderful program at school. I’m grateful that the lines of communication were open between school and home; Mikey’s school shared how much he enjoyed the snowshoeing.  And, I feel lucky that we were able to get a pair for home so we could enjoy winter hikes as a family.

I’m so glad Mikey put this in his journal because I didn’t think we had any photos of our snowshoeing adventures.