We had fun {outside}

I took a million pictures. Of the beauty. Of the snow. Of the fun. Here's some our fun outside....

 We played down by the river. And the kids "iceskated" on the chunk of ice in the stillness of the leftover pond we made this summer. Until it broke off. And then they slipped and slid on it and fell into the freezing river and laughed for a good half our after that. I think kids are immune to cold.

We built a couple of fires outside to toast marshmallows, make our lunch and warm up next to the fire. There's nothing like an outside fire in the snow.

 We went sledding! The track was slow(er) this year - no ice or rain to speed things up (aka, death-defying). For once I could go over and over again. And we managed a few with all four of us and Evie on the shoulders - she did question or ability to make a safe decision for her. Good girl, Evie.

 We rolled and played and laughed in the snow. And built a few snowmen.

 And grandma made hot chocolates to enjoy outside. Evie is a big fan.

 We had so.much. family time. It was grand.

 We enjoyed night fires and chatting. Because Parks was SO sick, cold outside air was best for him, so we kept him out as long and late as possible.

And I gazed at this warmly lit cabin through three feet of snow and marveled at how lucky we are.