Some Pictures and a few words...

It has taken me a while to upload the rest of my pictures from my time up north.  I am very pleased with the pictures and even though winter is clearly present in most of them... I still like them... 

It snowed every day I was at the lake... EVERY single day... some days it snowed a little.. other days it was significant... the ice remained on the trees the whole time... it was beautiful... 

The bird feeder was busy... our state bird, the chickadee, loved the seeds..

So do the squirrels!  

The first day Sis and the boys were at the lake the boys were excited... and at one point got a it stir crazy inside... I told them the story Betty has relayed to us about Jacey... as a girl... one day wanted to be like Belle, in the movie Beauty and the Beast.. and sat still for a long time, waiting for the birds to eat seeds out of her hands... So I challenged the boys to see who could sit still longer to attract the birds... they sat... 

And sat...

Changed positions...

And kept waiting..

Some birds came close...

And a couple got brave enough to eat at the feeder... LOVE Davin's face in this one...

He would have loved it if a bird landed on him...

The sun was setting, but hard to see through the clouds...

Jack gave up on the bird thing, but Davin hung in there... 

And got a pretty good view of the bird! 

Then Jack made some ice art... So Sweet! 

I love you too Bud! 

Then Davin decided to start eating the ice.. he has been a snow and ice eater every winter... cracks me up! 

I asked Davin to sit so that the snow atop the little outside stove looked like a hat... he took direction well and was very patient with me as I kept saying a little to the left.. back to the right, nope nope right there, oh no... etc... good sport... then he decided to get a better, more realistic looking hat... 

It was a good fit!  

Then it was time to get on the lake... Dad and I shoveled an area for them to slide around on... and it turned into a handball/knee hockey... 

Still eating snow! 

Dad looks on... Love to see him interact with the boys... 

For breakfast, Dad and Betty decided to make doughnuts... 

Deeeeeeeelicious!

Just realized I got no pics of Ben this trip.. must do better next time!  

On my way back... I was overwhelmed by the beauty of the ice on the trees and the blue blue sky... it was gorgeous.  

Happy New Year!