As if tossing a big proverbial snowball in the face of the U.S. Capitol Police Department, dozens of children—and their parents—went sledding on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol today.

Ahead of today’s significant snowfall, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton requested that Capitol Police lift their ban on sledding on Capitol Grounds so that the children of D.C. can go sledding. But the Capitol Police told Norton that they couldn’t lift the ban. Bummer.

In protest, D.C. residents organized a “sled-in” on the West Lawn and, by all means, stuck it to the man. “My family and I have been living on Capitol Hill for more than 20 years,” Jason Petty tells DCist. Petty, among with dozens of other parents today brought his children to the West Lawn to take in the snow, which was the perfect kind for sledding.

Despite knowing that they were breaking the law, Petty and his family joined in the mass “sled-in.” No children were arrested, however. Petty says that he was told by a groundskeeper in a vehicle that they weren’t allowed to sled there, but proceeded anyway. “We’re not a security issue,” Petty said. “Somebody in an office thought we might be, but we’re not.”

Local tour guide and former Congressional candidate Tim Krepp also brought his family to the West Lawn for some sledding. Krepp said his family was told by an officer that they can’t go sledding here, but did so anyway.

Though the Capitol Police Board said that sledding wouldn’t be allowed, no one was arrested because, after all, how bad would it look for officers to arrest families for sledding? Of course, it’s not the first time D.C. residents have had this problem. Petty recalls something similar happening a few years back, but former Senator Chris Dodd was able to get a waiver approved to allow sledding.

“We live near here and we kind of feel like this is part of our back yard,” Petty said.