A Wintery Weekend

The "Kids Tables" at Aunt Carol and Uncle Gordon's House
Ben helping sweep the ice for skating
Jeff and Michael skating

Doug with the girls...Kylah is an impressive ice skater :)

Greg taking Ben and Colton for a snowmobile ride

Family Photo Opportunity

Ben sledding with Mommy

Two weekends ago Jeff, Jess, Michael, and Andrew drove up from Tennessee so that the boys could enjoy the snow. We were so excited that they decided to make the drive that we all packed our snow gear up and headed to the lake for the weekend. On Saturday the kids mostly helped the dad's clear a spot for a skating rink and then the older kids (Michael, Kylah, and Emma) skated around with some of the dads. They also took a few rides on the snowmobile :) Saturday was the coldest day...maybe 10 degrees without windchill, so the activities were some what limited. On Sunday we had breakfast together and then we packed the kids up and drove to the Country Club to do some sledding...Ben had a great time, he took one spill in the snow (face first) but once I put my scarf around his face to keep it warm he still had a blast :) He even went down the big hill on his belly all by himself...Greg right behind him so we wouldn't have another face plant :) The hardest part about sledding with a toddler is that they want to be carried back up the hill...I obviously wasn't up for that task but with all the people there someone was always willing to help. We had a great time...I think everyone was exhausted by Sunday night...tons of activities and lots of cold, fresh air. It is always nice when all the cousins in Greg's family get together...there was only a handful that were there that weekend and there were A LOT of kids! Ben always has such a blast and it is fun for me to watch him run around and play with the big kids...he just thinks Michael is a riot and does pretty much whatever he does. The Guilds left Monday morning and it was actually snowing when they got to TN but of course within a few days they were back to playing outside...and as for us Northerners, we just keep getting the snow and cold.