Can one call it “ice skating” when the ice is plastic pieces fit together and coated in a thin layer of oil? But the kids liked it well enough before demanding I take them to a real ice rink over break.  Okay, kids, I promise.

The cabin wasn’t rented as much the first half of December , so we got a few days there.  The kids spent time building and playing.

Kyla was proud of her tower.

Wesley did the same the next week, and threw in a bedroom barricade to up the ante.

All the kids got time with their island friends.

Sun sets just after 4pm these days!

She saved and saved and saved…and finally she was able to go to pick out her new pet.

She’s proud to introduce to you

Bumpy the Leopard Gecko!

I think Kyla taught her, but Piper embraced this new craft, and when her friend, Vivian, gave her some yarn before we drove home from the cabin, she kept herself well entertained.  It was longer than her self when we arrived home!

This is how Wesley spent the trip: