While visiting family in Minnesota for Christmas, my daughter taught Grandpa the most valuable skill ever--making chocolate chip cookies!
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| Magic in the kitchen |
The grandparents have some chickens who are living in the garage while the bleak midwinter had sub-zero temperatures. The kids enjoyed helping feed them, though it is unclear who is more scared of whom.
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| Chickens in a creepy light |
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| Come here, little (or not so little) chicken |
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| Getting closer (or is it the camera angle?) |
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| Almost there |
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| Jail birds? |
The snow was bad but not too bad. My son was trained in plowing the driveway.
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| Learning to use heavy machinery |
The snow was fun, too. The kids tried sledding but with the extra cold air, the snow wouldn't pack well enough for satisfying sledding.
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| Going out for a ride |
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| Getting help from Granny |
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| Working on a slope |
The lake was frozen, so they cleared off a patch and smoothed it to make an ice rink.
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| Lake ice doesn't look pretty but is slippery |
A lot of the cousins were new to ice skating. Tools were available to make it easier.
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| Working on balance |
A hockey game broke out. Many tumbles happened on the ice. Hockey didn't last too long.
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| The biggest problem was knowing who was on which team |
I might have scored on my own goal at one point. Whoops!
The forest had many trails in the snow--deer trails!
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| Hoof prints in the snow |
The visit was good.
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