Frozen Fun

We live a block and a half from a great lake for skating, when the weather is right.

The weather is not often just right, but this week has been perfect.

On Saturday night Joanna & Jessica spent the night and we all 

walked down to the lake and pulled the twins around in a big red bucket we have.

We tied the dog leash to the handles and laughed and ran and ran and twirled

until we had worn ourselves silly.

I had oh so much fun shooting into the bright lights onto the dark lake

catching flare here and there as well as bright contrasty colors.

The moon.

Oh, the moon.

The kids can't get enough of the stars and moon these days.

They are always looking to the heavens.

We had the great fortune recently to have a private showing at a 

traveling planetarium exhibit that was in town last month

that my brother, Jack, was the curator for and ever since then,

the kids pretty much lose it every. time. they see the moon.

I'm catching the fever.

I yelped when I found Orion's belt in one of the photos below!

Cliff's always had the astronomy bug.

He had me bundled up staring into the sky in the back yard with him

on Friday night late after the kids were asleep when he 

had been out walking Rosie and he rushed in to

tell me that the Aurora Borealis putting on a show!

Cliff was tireless the other night running laps with the kids.

We popped corn when we got home which was 

a fun treat as well and is becoming a little tradition.

Its sweet to make traditions with our little family.