christmas eve

The Hreinson family hosted Christmas Eve this year, and were generous enough to invite us to their family cabin.
If the snow wasn't going to come to us....we went to find the snow!

After lunch we decided to try out the sledding.  At first the whole gang came out. (except Nana and Papa)  Everyone got a chance, we even sent the little ones, to test out the fun.

We would throw out the sleds at the top, squealing and closing our eyes tight, rushing to the bottom.  Where you grabbed on to the rope and the wheelers pulled you to the top, only to repeat the fun.  My kind of fun!

Soon one by one the littles went in to warm themselves by the fire and play games with Nana and Papa.
What were we left with?  The big boys showing us how "it gets done"

They ran with all their might, landing precariously on their sleds, hollering all the way down, willing their sled to go the farthest.  Then standing on their finishing point waiting for the the others to compare.  It only took maybe 8 to 10 runs to realize Hreinson had a longer sled there for he won..... every time.  Here he was playing it well,  He "had home advantage, he knew all the hills and bumps like the back of his hand".... Well played Hreinson you had us going for quite sometime!!

I love this one,  

Some times you just need a taste of snow while you wait your turn, keep hydrated!

Max was the trooper of the kids, first one out...last one in!

we eventually stopped to open presents, and then gather our treasures as we had one more race ahead of us.
The race against Santa....