“Kiki! Did you see that?” Abby yelled as she ran, closing the distance between them.

Kiki caught her and lifted her into her arms. “Yes, I saw. Pretty cool!”

“Yeah….” Abby looked over at her father. “Pretty cool.”

They spent the afternoon taking turns sliding down the hill together until it was too cold to stay out anymore. Finally, he looked over at Abby and she was shivering.

“Come on, baby girl,” Taren said as he lifted her into his arms. “I think it’s time to go in before you freeze to death.”

“I… I… I’m… n… not… c…c…cold.” Abby curled her hands under her and laid her head down...