Winter weekend at the cabin
Emmy and Michael arrived first, and camped out at the cottage while the children napped (sort of...). Jen and Dan arrived about noon. It wasn't long before the sledding began.

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1. snow inside gloves...

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3. Dan built a starting hill. Jen and Clara on the steering sled

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5. Dan and Zippy on the inflatable

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10. snow angel

11. Em and Thalia arrive from the cottage

12. Thalia

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14. Zach, Clara, Thalia

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21. Zippy and Maisy

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24. Craft time - don't confuse the glue with icing on the cookies!

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34. Refilling the automatic bird feeder with sunflower seeds

35. Matilda arrives after her nap

36. Little brown bear

38. Michael arrives

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47. We cut and decorated the tree. Those are real candles.

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49. Last night of Hanukah

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57. dinner - delicious vegetarian chlil that Jen made. Unfortunately, Emmy and Michael had to return home after dinner.

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59. the forest ranger set, from about 1976

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67. the famous yellow Dodge. Thalia quickly learned how to turn on the sound (switch underneath)

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69. dog tired

71. Sunday morning family game of Mastermind

72. Sledding after breakfast. Another couple of inches of snow had arrived during the night

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75. Mothers and dogs: first, Joan and Zippy



86. Next, Jen and Maisy



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105. taken by Clara

Here is Bill, returning from a 2 hour ski around Joan's loop (preceded by a 1 hour nap).