Sunday, December 25, 2011

How we spend our Winter days!

Ice Skating…..so fun!  One of our favorite things to do is to go ice skating at one of the many outdoor rinks here in the Denver area.  Here is a link with different rinks, hours, prices etc. Denver Area Outdoor Ice Skating or Downtown Denver Ice Skating

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Crew & Goose were so excited to have Big Sis visit!

After ice skating, we were headed to eat at one of the many downtown restaurants in Denver.  That is until Crew spotted a piano.  He had to stop and play some of the Christmas songs he has been learning.

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Well, as he continued to play people walking down the street began to gather to stop and hear him play.  It was so cool.  What a talented 6 year old!  Yes, a proud Mom moment Winking smile

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Santa!  We did go and visit Santa.  I don’t have a pic to post because the new photography company would not allow personal cameras.

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Sledding!  The most recent storm dumped about 16” of snow.  So, our days were filled with shoveling and sledding. 

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Snowshoeing?! Snowshoes for Christmas!  So, after opening presents and breakfast (Which was a new recipe that was a hit.  I will post the recipe soon!) We headed out to try our new snowshoes.

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Seriously a beautiful place to live!  This trailhead was approx. 5 miles from our house.

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Taking a break to have a Lara Bar

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Crew was nicknamed “Survivor Boy” today. He really enjoyed walking alone and exploring.

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The kiddos snowshoed 3 miles today and we are so VERY proud.  When we headed out we weren’t sure what to expect since they had never snowshoed before and the snow was deep in some places.  They were amazing!  I hope that we have started a Christmas day tradition.  We had a wonderful time together as a family enjoying God’s creation!  Merry Christmas!

So….ice skating, sledding, and snowshoeing, what are your favorite winter activities?

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