Zooming

I was hanging out with Mikayla this afternoon, working on a Christmas photobook that I was clearly late in finishing.  We recently gave up our high speed internet, so our computer is super slow, especially when it comes to downloading pictures.  Mikayla offered to let me use her computer, so I was there.  While Mikayla and Mom were cleaning out the storage room, the kids were watching TV.  They'd been watching TV for a while.  Brandt and Brick arrived home after school, and I suggested we go outside and walk around the block.  Brick had been in school, Cora and Kal had been sitting around, me too.  We needed to get outside.  Brick, Cora, and Kal wanted to ride their wiggle cars, Brandt was riding the small motorcycle.  They all went up to the top of the hill in the condo complex, and with great roaring speed, tore down the hill.  I stood at the bottom of the hill and watched for cars, and was amazed at the energy small bodies exude.  Cora and Kal propelled themselves up the hill over and over and over and over, with Kal continuing well after Cora gave up.  It was a delight to see their rosy cheeks, hear their joyous shrieks, and watch them move and zoom.  Mikayla and Mom came out with Freya and Thea in their snowsuits.  They couldn't move around very well; Thea face planted in the snow and Freya log rolled down the driveway.  It was lovely, brisk moment out in the winter sun.