sledding

That 4-letter word.... SNOW!

We had a blast in Minnesota with the snow - was very, very cold most of the time, so we made the most of our time outside with some sledding and snow-shoeing... Ben wasn't sure what to think of the snow at first (notice the picture - Ben vs. Snow), but quickly got into it. It also just was luck that the weekend we were there for my grandmother's memorial was the Vasaloppet ski race. This is the 2nd largest Cross Country ski race in North America and it's held in my little 4,500 person town in Northern Minnesota. It's our "claim to fame" and It's a huge community collaboration/celebration and we went to the start of it at 8 am. It was FREEEEEEEEEEZING, but very very fun to be a part of the hoopla and tradition!

Some fun pics in no particular order....