Island Park, Sledding and Snowmen

Yesterday we drove up to Island Park to spend the day with my mom and Eric who were staying in a cabin up there for a couple of days. We had thought about renting a snow machine- but there just wasn't time by the time we got there and settled, so instead we went sledding and played in the snow. It was a perfect day for snowman making. 

Ryan is so good to play with the kids. He rode the sleds down the hills, helped with the snowmen and had lots of snowball fights.

At one point Mason came up behind grandpa Eric and hit him with a big snowball. I thought Eric's response was so cute. He just laughed and turned around and chased him. Mason was laughing and laughing. It was fun to watch.

Brooklynn and Mia both built their own snowmen. Brooklynn used her earrings for her snowman's eyes and pinecones and sticks for the rest.

 

After they played in the snow, we pulled them on the sleds behind the car for a little bit. We were just on a little road where no one else was and we went super slow, but Mason thought it was the best thing ever. We left the back part of the car open so that whoever wasn't riding the sleds could sit back there and watch.  It was fun, but I may driven a little too close to the shoulder of the road and got stuck in a snow drift. Fortunately a guy with a tow rope drove by and pulled us out. Good times.

After we got back to the cabin the little kids sat in the hot tub at the cabin. Then we watched a movie and Eric made us all a hamburger on the grill. Then Ryan, Bre, my mom and I learned how to play Skp Bo. It was a fun day!