We arrived home on Saturday after a week at a rental cabin in Hayward, Wisconsin. The weather was great and so was the time we spent together as a family.
More photos to come in the days ahead, along with highlights of our week.
Vacation
Spring Skiing
The kids were on spring break earlier this month. We decided to spend one of the days enjoying some spring skiing. We drove up to Giant’s Ridge Ski Hill on Sunday. We skied, swam in the pool and enjoyed a nice dinner. We returned home the next day. It was a quick trip, but a nice way for the kids to begin their break. Mike and the kids took a few pictures on the hill with his iPhone. I missed out on the photos and selfies. I was there skiing too…just not as fast or on the difficult runs that they were on.
Mini Olympic Games
There were no gold medals, no world records and no opening or closing ceremonies, but we did have our own Winter Olympics this past weekend in our backyard and front yard and even from our rooftop. When mother nature gives you snow, what do you do? Our latest storm gave us over 15″ of snow. We had plans to take a mini ski vacation to Giants Ridge while the kids were on winter break last week, but with the “blizzard” predictions, we changed our plans and stayed in Duluth to ski at Spirit Mountain. The white out conditions caused Spirit Mountain to close at 4pm which was probably a good thing. We got home before the worst of the storm hit. By the next morning, drifting snow buried our driveway, sidewalk and everything else. As a family, we ventured outside and began digging out. After most of the work was done, the kids decided to have a little fun. Out came the snowboards and sleds and our mini Olympics was underway.
Girls Division | Driveway Snowboarding
Boys Division| Driveway Snowboarding
Senior Division | Driveway Snowboarding
After a quick photo next to the tunnel that leads to our front steps and door, we moved to the backyard snowboarding course.
Girls Division | Backyard Snowboarding
Boys Division | Backwards Skeleton
Girls Division | Swing Set Jump
Boys Division | Swing Set Jump
Preparing for the jump.
The big jump.
Pairs Roof Jumping
Relaxing before the jump.
After the jump and digging out.
Boys Division | Luge
Senior Division | Roof Shoveling
The snowman that was created back in December has not melted, but is nearly buried by snow. Here he is during the early December snowstorm when Mike and Sophia made him.
Here he is now…or what is left of him. Look for the tip of his red hat.
One final collage of the snow cover.
Subzero temperatures are in the forecast, but no snow…for now.
M. Sullivan Photography 