Ruby on the train
2008 January 8 · 11:38AM · Tuesday
C on the train
2008 January 8 · 11:38AM · Tuesday
I love his Norwegian flag hat!
Ruby looks a little more animated now
2008 January 8 · 11:39AM · Tuesday
Katy getting in some last minute knitting
2008 January 8 · 11:40AM · Tuesday
Yes, I’m sitting on the train finishing the knitting on the hat for my dad. The one he is going to wear when we get where we are going.
Katy concentrating on knitting
2008 January 8 · 11:40AM · Tuesday
Randy on the train
2008 January 8 · 11:40AM · Tuesday
Randy on the train
2008 January 8 · 11:40AM · Tuesday
the train at the other platform
2008 January 8 · 12:10PM · Tuesday
sun breaking through the clouds
2008 January 8 · 12:11PM · Tuesday
Grandpa pulling Ruby
2008 January 8 · 12:16PM · Tuesday
We need to get a new sled… we’ve pulled the kids in this sled so much, which you have to do with a rope around the handle so it’s beind pulled sideways, and the bottom is all scratched in the wrong direction. That means that when they try to actually slide down a hill with it, it immediately turns sideways in the direction of the grooves.
Ruby going sideways
2008 January 8 · 12:17PM · Tuesday
Ruby in the sled
2008 January 8 · 12:17PM · Tuesday
C in the sled
2008 January 8 · 12:17PM · Tuesday
Chris with the pinic basket and C
2008 January 8 · 12:17PM · Tuesday
Ruby starts enjoying herself
2008 January 8 · 12:17PM · Tuesday
Grandpa and Ruby going up, Chris and C coming down
2008 January 8 · 12:19PM · Tuesday
Chris and C coming down
2008 January 8 · 12:20PM · Tuesday
C loving the sledding
2008 January 8 · 12:20PM · Tuesday
C in the snow
2008 January 8 · 12:34PM · Tuesday
C in the snow
2008 January 8 · 12:34PM · Tuesday
C playing in the snow
2008 January 8 · 12:34PM · Tuesday
C throwing a snowball
2008 January 8 · 12:34PM · Tuesday
Chris and Ruby going up for a run
2008 January 8 · 12:35PM · Tuesday
Ruby and Chris and the snow flying
2008 January 8 · 12:37PM · Tuesday
Chris and Ruby headed down
2008 January 8 · 12:37PM · Tuesday
There was a lot of snow kicking up, which you can see what pretty unpleasant for Ruby and Chris. It wasn’t until we saw the pictures afterword that we realized Ruby was dragging one of her feet in the front, kicking up all the snow!
Ruby and Chris and the snow
2008 January 8 · 12:37PM · Tuesday
Ruby and Chris off in the distance
2008 January 8 · 12:37PM · Tuesday
It was a long way down this hill, but not as far as some of the other trails — there’s one that goes two train stops down the line!
Chris and Ruby, snowy
2008 January 8 · 12:39PM · Tuesday
Chris, fully snowed
2008 January 8 · 12:40PM · Tuesday
C and a snowball again
2008 January 8 · 12:40PM · Tuesday
C, Grandpa, Ruby, Katy headed up the hill
2008 January 8 · 12:45PM · Tuesday
We decided we had enough sledding and headed up to find a nice picnic spot.
snowy trees
2008 January 8 · 12:45PM · Tuesday
C walking up
2008 January 8 · 12:47PM · Tuesday
view down to the lodge
2008 January 8 · 12:49PM · Tuesday
hazy view
2008 January 8 · 12:49PM · Tuesday
This reminds me of Alaska.
C trudging up the hill
2008 January 8 · 12:51PM · Tuesday
Grandpa, Ruby, Katy at the picnic spot
2008 January 8 · 12:53PM · Tuesday
Grandpa, Katy, Ruby, C picnicing
2008 January 8 · 12:55PM · Tuesday
We spread out our picnic blanket and tarp. (Ok, it’s a shower curtain, but important for damp forest floors. Or snow banks.) And cracked open our new picnic basket. It was fun, but a little chilly on the bum after a while.
Ruby, Chris, Katy, C in the snow picnic
2008 January 8 · 12:56PM · Tuesday
What a fun way to top off the week!
Mom went back to Iowa, and Lauren returned from her trip. I got my new fermentor and we set it up. We (and by “we” I mean mostly Dad) did a lot of work on the kitchen while the kids were back in school and I was back at work.
frosty tree
2008 January 8 · 1:32PM · Tuesday
frosty tree
2008 January 8 · 1:33PM · Tuesday
snowy tree
2008 January 8 · 1:33PM · Tuesday
branches encrusted in frost
2008 January 8 · 1:34PM · Tuesday
frosty tree
2008 January 8 · 1:34PM · Tuesday
snowy tree
2008 January 8 · 1:34PM · Tuesday
tall and frosty
2008 January 8 · 1:36PM · Tuesday
Randy and Katy in hats
2008 January 8 · 1:41PM · Tuesday
The hat I’m wearing was a first attempt that turned out too small on dad (and even a bit small on me). It only took a few hours to knit, though, so I just whipped out another one.
Ruby back on the train
2008 January 8 · 1:45PM · Tuesday
Randy on the train
2008 January 8 · 1:45PM · Tuesday
C on the train
2008 January 8 · 1:45PM · Tuesday
along the way
2008 January 8 · 1:50PM · Tuesday
along the way
2008 January 8 · 1:52PM · Tuesday
Unlike our first year here, when we went sledding all the time, the last two winters have been sadly snowless. We had a couple of weeks this year of good snow, though, and we dragged Grandpa Randy up to the forest to take advantage of it. We brought a little snow picnic which amused all passeresby.