This morning Diaper Diva, OSFO, Ducky and some friends took our sleds into Prospect Park at Garfield Place for some sledding.

There was a good sized crowd at the big hill in the middle of Long Meadow near 1st Street. Loads of kids, parents, caregivers, some people on cross-country skis.

In the hour or so we were there, the hill got quite icy making for fun and fast runs on the blue plastic snow spheres.

A baby sized hill nearby was great for Ducky and her friend at first. But once they got the hang of it, the 3-year-olds were ready for the slightly scarier, much more fun big hill.

By 1:30, a slushy rain started coming down making for wet down jackets, mittens, and blue jeans. Everyone was tired and wet and ready for lunch after an ecstatic morning on the sledding slopes in Prospect Park.

We never made it over to the Park’s department’s snow event at 9th Street, where there was free sleds and hot chocolate in the offing. I remember five years ago or so, there was a real honest-to-goodness snow day and the kids took to the Park’s slopes instead of going to school.

Mayor Bloomberg showed up and there were sledding races with metals and everything. I think they gave out hot chocolate then, too.