We hit the ice skating rink twice today.  Well, the first time I took Jbird to our local rink (the other two boys, after repeated warnings to get ready, watched me drive out of the driveway without them).  He played hockey with 2 other men and an older boy.  He was loving it.  Then later in the day we drove into 'town' to a rink we had not been at before.  It was huge and had a warming hut, bathrooms and water fountain.  We will be going there again!

Then we drove around and looked at Christmas lights. I finally got smart and did some research on where to go. We found this RV park, that is closed during the winter, and they decorate the whole park. It was so beautiful. We were the only ones driving through!

We drove by some residential areas. We went to this crazy, cool house in the country. You pulled into the driveway and around back. The had a barn where you could visit the horses and goats. Then the back, front and side yards were completely decorated. There was even Santa's workshop where they were serving hot beverages, snacks and a fire going. It was all free too. JB wanted his picture taken with many of the 'critters'.

The boys had a blast running around and playing hide and go seek. They could have stayed the whole night! This was the first time in probably 4 years that I remember this much snow before Christmas. So pretty.

Tomorrow night Granny arrives and the boys looking forward to the week ahead.