Scott and I decided to pack up and go to his parents' lake house for a few nights to ring the new year, ski, and get a change of scenery. The kids were pretty excited and it was Luna's first time up to the lake and on a long car ride. We checked the weather and opted to go up on Tuesday late morning. We made a quick stop for gas and lunch at our usual stop off 75 and made it up by 1pm. The kids jumped out of the van, threw on their snow gear, and went to sled in Nana and Pops' backyard hill.
The kids came in and warmed up with some hot chocolate and took a rest. They wanted to go to the big sledding hill so we all piled in Pops' suburban, including the two dogs. It was a fun hour or so sledding and warming up in the lodge with the fire. Luckily, there were very few people there.
We came back to the house and ordered carry-out from The Hearth. The kids played ping-pong in the basement with Nana and Pops and it was time for bed.
The big snowfall came overnight altering our plans. We were going to ski at Snow Snake Wednesday morning, but 6"+ of snow fell overnight and was still falling in the morning, so we decided to just enjoy a peaceful, slower morning. Sean and I went for a walk looking for deer and taking pictures (didn't see any deer), while Evan did more sledding in their backyard. The kids and I built an igloo in the backyard and Pops showed the boys how to break the ice.
We came in to warm up, take a break, and make homemade pizza for lunch. Yum! The boys wanted to go to the indoor swimming pool that opened at 1pm, so we went over to see if there was availability. They are only letting 10 people in the pool at a time. We got lucky and there were only two other college-aged girls swimming laps. Felt like we had the pool to ourselves!
I cooked baked chicken to put on salads for dinner. We enjoyed some ice cream for dessert and watched Soul on Disney+ with everyone in the basement. The adults played cards again and it was a relatively early night in bed with skiing in the morning.
Snow Snake opened at 10am so we left by 9 to ensure we got lift tickets and got there okay. Sean skied for free since he has the "Cold is Cool" passport for 4th and 5th graders. We had a great morning! Snow Snake is a bit tricky with bunny hills and black diamonds. Nothing in between. The kids surpassed our expectations and managed the black diamonds! We packed a bag lunch and enjoyed it with some hot chocolate and a warm-up by the fire.
Meanwhile, back at the lake house, Luna was getting spoiled by Nana and Pops with two walks and time to play with Shelby.
We got back late afternoon and rested. Pops picked up chinese food in West Branch for dinner. The kids had pasta that we cooked for them. We had ice cream again for dessert and watched Noelle on Disney+ in the basement. We told the kids they could stay up until midnight, but that they needed to watch another movie in the basement so we could play cards. Evan ended up falling asleep on the couch, but Sean made it. We did poppers, had a toast at midnight, and wrapped up our euchre tournament. Pops and I were the 2020 champions!
Happy New Year! Here's to hoping we have a year of happiness and above all, health! That we can regain some sense of normalcy with school, work, and our social life.
We left Friday morning to head home before the next storm rolled in. We enjoyed our little getaway and time with family!
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