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We've discovered how incredibly perfect our local lake is for outdoor skating, and have been trying to make it down there as much as possible.......the kids are having a blast practicing their hockey skills and working on their skating......

The kids have become experts at clearing off the cars each winter, which is so handy - they get all dressed up and head out ten minutes early, giving me quiet time to finish getting ready and then I arrive at a car all cleared off:-)  Ahhhhhhh, it's moments like this that I remember WHY we had kids!

And a shot of Ms Kea as we hike out of the lake - through a marsh that is frozen in some places and not super frozen in others so we often get a surprise soaker while trudging through here.  We've learned to bring extra socks along with us:-)