Saturday was such a gorgeous day that we had to get the kids outside. They rode their bikes while Jeremy and I followed. We ended up cruising around the lake, and ended up having more of an adventure than we bargained on. The trail was completely muddy, which meant that only a couple seconds into our bike ride the kids had the tale tell mud splatters up their backs.
The lake has been frozen all month, so we had some fun with the ice. We threw rocks onto the ice to listen to the cools sounds the ice made as it vibrated.
Towards the northern shore the ice was thin enough that the kids took turns fishing for giants slabs of ice. They tried to see who could find the biggest piece, then the threw them across the lake to watch the ice shatter.
Jeremy had an extra slab...so he broke it on the girls' heads who were still wearing their helmets.
After we had our fill of breaking the ice, we kept trekking through the mud to the eastern shore where the ice was nearly five inches thick. The kids thought it was sweet that it was strong enough to hold them. Cambrie tried drilling through the ice but didn't quite have the right ax.
After a very muddy return trip home we had to hose everyone off, including their bikes. Mission: outside fun, accomplished.
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