Saturday Sledding Adventure

Today we headed to the local elementary school to go sledding and boy does a year make a difference!  Last year, it took quite a bit of coaching to get JV to go down the hill by himself and as you will see below, he's turned into quite the little dare devil.

 

 

 

Even 'Bubbie' came out for the adventure.  Well for a little while anyway.

 

And now it begins...

 He's looking good



 

Until the crash that is!

 

Before we left for the day we had a quick photo session.

Our first family picture!

Ice Skating

Maple Grove, MN built a brand new outdoor ice skating path and warming house that is absolutely gorgeous.  I've heard that there are only a handful like it in the States so I feel pretty lucky to get to have one practically in my backyard.  The best part is, it's free to skate!

 

Below is a picture of the ice path from their website: http://www.maplegrovemn.gov/parks-and-recreation/central-park-maple-grove/central-park-ice-skating-loop-trail/

 

JV and Eva in the warming house gearing up to skate.

 

Time to hit the ice! 

 

After one warm up lap, JV started to get the hand of it and really picked up momentum.  When it was time to go, he said, "Can we come back tomorrow?"  I guess next time I should pack snack and hot chocolate so we can stay longer!