We took our what is becoming annual family winter/Birkibeiner ski trip to The Heartwood Conference Center last weekend. What a blast it was! We had planned on watching my dad at the finish of his 53K BirKie race but wimped out due to the cold and the fact that it would have taken up most of the day and we had plenty of fun crafts and skiing and eating to do at the cabin. We were able to watch the finish line online so we did see my dad cross the line and we cheered so we were with him in spirit! He had a great time skiing again but ran out of gas at 42K, so I think he maybe enjoyed last year more. It was a little colder this year which leads to a little bit slower snow. I was able to get out and ski twice on Saturday and once Sunday which was WONDERFUL! The trails are just so pretty and fun at the Heartwood!
We showed up Friday night around 8 or so...here is a picture of Linnea checking out my lemonade! She did great in the car and didnt need/want Elmo until the last 30 minutes of the trip! I was very surprised! She was so good about getting picked up from daycare and being in the car for 2.5 hours.
Rockin the big Rocking Chair!
And getting cozy and snuggly before bed.
Here is lil Linnea checking out the view from the cabin. And maybe waiting for her cousins and aunt Megan and uncle Brian. They arrived around 10:30 Saturday morning.
They did some wrestling on the bed which lead to tears for squirt...maybe she will have more fun with that when she is a little bigger and not such a drama queen.
I brought up a lot of crafts to keep us busy!
Us adults even had time to play some rounds of Hand and Foot after the kiddoes went to bed!
And there was some sledding and angel making done too!
all bundled up!
I think each grandkid got to go down with grandpa! What a guy...skis 50+k and still goes sledding! Thanks grandpa!
Time for a rest after all that outdoor fun!
and now time to play inside.
showing off her cute REI long underwear outfit.
More crafts!
and more fun with gramps.
Helping us pack up on Sunday morning...new backpack and all! (Well new from the teacher I work with. She has plenty of fun kid things on her hands that Linnea is lucky enough to acquire!)
I'm already looking forward to next year. Maybe I will even ski the Birkie or Korte again too...The cabins are so cozy and a nice mid winter getaway.
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