Kids update

I have had some complaints that my posts only show pictures of the kids when they are dressed in their outdoor gear so these pics are just some recent ones inside!
Anna dressed in princess attire:

Jamie doing what he does best...hanging out with no pants on!

Making breakfast on Saturday morning:

Diavik Dogsled Race

This weekend is the Diavik 150 Dogsled race which races over some of the nearby lakes. There were about 10 teams in it. We wandered over on Saturday for the big start, which was impressive but only lasted about 30 seconds. The kids were in awe of all the dogs and wonder why Sydney doesn't race. :)



P.S. Notice the lack of winter attire on the spectators...it's above freezing here!!!!

Ice Castle

The castle is officially open and ready for business. We happened to go over one day when they were still working on it and walked around for free...we have since learned however that it costs $5 everytime you go sooooooooooo we may not frequent the inside quite as often. Anna discovered the COOLEST snow slide though.

She flew down it at an alarming speed but LOVED it and went again and again. Hopefully it remains free! :)
Here are my Snowking and Snowqueen outside the finished castle!

It had to happen eventually...

We have been telling Anna since October (when everything officially froze!) that she can't put her tongue and lips on anything metal. Well guess what????

Hopefully she has learned not to do it again! :)

A Winter Walk!

We have done two big "treks" across the frozen lake so far. The first we just did for something to tire out the kids...the second we did while Bob and Elaine were visiting so that we could find the Back Bay Cemetary and frozen waterfall. We discovered the cemetary but gave up before we hiked in too far to see the waterfall. It was -28 after all! BRRRRR! Here are some photos of our expeditions.