Friday, December 31, 2010
Blanchette Christmas
After an exciting Christmas Eve, we woke up the next morning to spend Christmas with the Blanchettes!
Clare fell asleep in Luella's arms. It was so cute, and Luella wasn't giving it up either!
Christmas Eve
Once all the extended family left we had a nice quiet celebration with just Jeff's family.
We were so happy to spend Christmas Eve with Jeff's parents. It is Kathy's favorite holiday and we were so happy that everyone could be there with her.
Jeff's parents enjoying a snuggle with their youngest grandbaby after all the commotion from dinner.
We were so happy to spend Christmas Eve with Jeff's parents. It is Kathy's favorite holiday and we were so happy that everyone could be there with her.
An Olson Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve all the Olson came to celebrate!
Jeff's aunt, Marla, and her girls: Leandra, Lindsey, and Lexi. Nora just adored the girls. We also were able to watch a video of Lexi's ice skating. Nora was mesmerized.
Desserts
Snow Fort
Ice House
When in Wisconsin....ICE FISH!
I have to admit, I'm still wary of this concept: Sitting on a frozen lake, fishing.
Nora, on the other hand, well let's just say it's in her blood.
The girls, huddled in the ice house. You would think this shack would be freezing, but Don actually has a heater inside, so it's really warm.
I have to admit, I'm still wary of this concept: Sitting on a frozen lake, fishing.
Nora, on the other hand, well let's just say it's in her blood.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Snowmobiles
For the wild side of our trip to the Midwest, we went snowmobiling! This was how we made it out to the ice house. I'm not a huge fan of high speed activities like this, but the kids LOVED it! I picked up a bike helmet for them to wear and cautioned the drivers to be careful with my babies...
This was the sled being pulled by one of the snowmobiles. I think our average speed in this thing was about 10 mph.
Charlie Brown Christmas Tree
One of the first orders of business once we arrived to the cabin was to get a tree. The tree came from Don's woods and was perfect! The branches were a little weak and would bend from the weight of the ornaments, but it was beautiful nonetheless.
Have you ever seen a better looking tree?
SNOW!
There was a huge snow storm about two weeks before we arrived in MN and our first night there another 6 inches fell! We had a very white Christmas. We were able to play in the snow, ride snowmobiles, build forts, and go ice fishing!
This was the view from the cabin. The lake was frozen and covered in snow!
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