The part of Winter that I love is the snow, ice, snow days, skiing, sledding, skating etc... I am not a fan of gloomy and cold snowless days, but when you add the snow - the outdoor activities are endless! As I write this, most of our snow is gone (and we are back to gloomy, snowless days), but for a good 3-4 weeks, it has been lots of fun! Bailey and Camden have have had lots of 2 hour delays and early releases. Mia's school even shockingly closed for the day (one day) - which has NEVER happened since we have lived here! It has been great!
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| This is "Flakey" - our newest snowman |
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| Flakey basking in the snow! |
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| Mia and I went skiing in a neighboring town. She gets to go with her class skiing for a week in the Italian Alps (yes - such a rough life!!!)- so I wanted to give her some practice before they go! |
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| We met some friends at this really cool area in upper Franconia. There are tons of hiking trails and a few restaurants hidden up thoughout the trails... |
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| We hiked up hike up the 900 meters in elevation with the sleds... |
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| at the top was a "guest house" - restaurant with yummy German food |
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| The kids played for hours at the top.... |
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| They built an "igloo fort" |
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| There were tons of other paths that led in all directions.... |
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| There were several people with the same idea (I love the wooden sleds :-)) |
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| The kids had a blast! |
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| They were so proud of their efforts! |
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| ...and then the fun part at the end.... |
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| sledding down the long way back... |
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| such a pretty day!! |
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| The kids loved it! |
