This winter has been cooooold and snowy. Rather than gripe about the weather, I've made a conscious effort to embrace in by doing outdoor activities. We've cross country skied many times and made it out snowshoeing at Hunters Creek Park a few weeks ago. We were with our usual outdoor buddies, Tim and Laura Magee.
My little snuggle buddy snoozed most of the time.
After we finished our jaunt, Elliott had a great time sliding headfirst down this snowbank.
He ended up with a brush burn on his chin from the sliding.
Everyone's favorite part of our jaunts is going out for bacon breakfast at the Iron Kettle. Elliott wanted to hold Lucy. He was actually holding her but I kept my hand nearby.
The following day, we headed down to Rock City to go cross country skiing.
Lucy all ready for her trip (aka nap).
Our out-and-back ski led us to this awesome rock formation.
We wandered around on foot for a short while before the kids melted and we headed back out.
Elliott loves Tim!
And snow!
A rare shot of Jesse and me. With Lucy!
Elliott explored the rocks with company from 4 of the 5 dogs.
The deep snow was a bit rough for Elliott to navigate.
Elliott really wanted to walk on our way out. Barrett and Cindy humored him for a while and helped him along. All five dogs in this shot (Tim and Laura have three; we had Dutch and Humphrey who was staying with us for the week).
Then Elliott wanted to ski. Jesse accomplished this impressive feat. He could not move his skis without knocking Elliott over. He pushed with his left hand and Tim gave him push on the right. Jesse eventually convinced Elliott to get back in the pack with the promise of going fast down a big hill. The huge grin on my face?? I was breastfeeding Lucy while skiing. A supermom moment!
Almost back to the car.
Laura in motion.
Lucy got some Daddy snuggles back at the car.
Our post-ski meal was a great lunch at the Ellicottville Brewing Company. Lucy loved the lights!
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