Winterfest 2009

Last weekend was chock full of good times. We made the most of the snow and the ice under the snow. Jarrod and Emma came to visit from the south and they did not freeze. In fact they spent the entire weekend outside and enjoyed every minute of it (I think). So for all you southerners out there, come on, we are itching to show you all the joys of New England and Ben will spend the entire weekend trying to convince you to move here. We miss you!
We began the day with a hearty breakfast complete with snickers and rice crispy treats. I think I developed the habit of sweets for breakfast from my mom. We also had crepe casserole and fruit.
Before we can begin the hockey tournament we must first pack up the shovels, sticks, Snickers, water and skates and then ski to Blue pond. This will soon become an ice rink for championship hockey games. Crystal finds a nice spot to supervise the workers.




The human Zamboni couldn't do enough, so the boys made a late afternoon trip back to Blue pond to complete the rink maintenance.
They made a hole in the ice and then proceeded to throw 5 gallon buckets of water on the rink in hopes that it would freeze as a smooth sheet of ice.
Well there is day one of Winterfest 2009. Day two began with another championship game of hockey and some serious xc skiing. We'll give the full update of day two soon.