Winter Fun!!!

This weekend the kids got to do a lot of fun outdoor activities to help them enjoy the winter and not dread it. We started off by ice skating on the lake on Saturday morning (yes, we indeed have ice and 6" of it at that!"). Both kids loved trying to skate while holding onto a chair. There were plenty of falls, but they were such sports that they just giggled and got right back up! John kept telling Jane that she will be a figure skater, but wasn't as excited about Jack saying, "I'll be a figure skater too...I'll TWIRL!!!" John's response was that he should think about speed skating instead!

Janie giving it a whirl...

Jack showing off





Jack and Jane also got to do a little snowmobiling. Jack has a little Arctic Cat Kitty Kat and thinks he is the "cat's meow" on that thing. He was giving his sister rides on his snowmobile and she giggled the whole way while John followed them on the 4-wheeler. They both looked so cute, but so grown up on that machine!

My little snow bunnies.....

Jack finished off his Saturday with a BANG! He went deer hunting with John for the first time. Our neighbor has a topper/trailer combo converted into a deer stand. It has bench seats and carpet, and is fully enclosed, so it was perfect for Jack to go. John even brought a heater with. It was so toasty warm in there, that Jack fell asleep after about an hour of waiting for deer. John woke him up and sure enough 4 deer came by right at dusk. Jack covered his ears and told John, "Take your shot". John did, and they got a small buck. Jack was ecstatic when he came home!

Taking a snooze......

A nice relaxing way to end a busy, chilly weekend is going to a movie. We took the kids to Blackduck, MN to a small log theater. It's small and cute, and perfect for bringing the kids. We saw the movie "BOLT", which really wasn't age appropriate, but they had fun eating popcorn and sitting in the theater. After the movie we stopped next door at the Trail's End Restaurant for pizza.

All-in-all it was a nice family weekend.