Late Breaking News

In other January news, I had a birthday and was spoiled by Ryan, kids, and parents.



The sun returned long enough to actually warm our part of the earth. It's nice to have direct sunlight again.


Ryan got a new pair of back-country skis. He's enjoyed taking them out.

Brrrr!

Do you remember the snow cave mentioned earlier on this blog?

Well, when the temperature did this:

(That says 45 degrees below zero, in case you can't read it.)

Ryan did this:


Doesn't he look cozy?



It actually turned out to be little claustrophobic because of all the gear he had to wear to stay warm. It was a long night, or maybe short, depending on how you look at it.