On pause for awhile

For anyone who has checked in here lately, you may have noticed there haven't been any new posts for a few months.  I've decided to put the blog on hold for awhile.  I may or may not start posting again.  Everything is going great, but life is busier and I have decided to spent it other ways than on blog updates!   Thanks for understanding :)

Winter birthday party

It was time for another group of birthdays among the cousins.  We wanted to take advantage of the frozen lake when we set the date to celebrate the January-February-March birthdays, and it ended up being before any of their birthdays.  Last year when we had it towards the end of February the lake was already melting and not solid to walk across.

   Kids played ice hockey--some in boots, some in skates-- and some kids hiked across the water to explore the islands.  There wasn't really much snow, but that allowed us to see what was in the ice!  We were surprised at the amount of fish frozen below the surface.  The lake froze quickly this year and there are frozen fish to be seen every several feet!  

 Our warm-hearted Brielle!  Hat and mittens off at the end of her hike :)

 Winter birthdays: Lincoln, Brielle, Jolene, Dorothy Jo, Karley & Wilson

Brielle turns 6 in one month, on February 26th.

She loves PEACE signs right now and wanted that to be on her birthday cake.  And how perfect was this?  Emma & Josie happened to be wearing their pink peace sign shirts. :)

Brielle was excited about the Hello Kitty wrapping paper. :)

And inside she found a cooking set for her American Girl Doll.  

It was a fun family day!