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We have a new daily favorite walk, now that enough daylight is back to allow post-work wandering outside for a few minutes - over the bridge and to Near Island's finest gravel lot. The views along the way are great, but the kiddos favorite part is stomping ice on the frozen puddles at the lot. The simple things!

The newest olympic sport. Ice smashing. Doodah could do this for hours. In fact, he did. We managed to lure him away from his newfound love by offering to let him carry Stoko in the backpack. It worked pretty well, and we made it to the point (Spruce Cape) before the weather got too blustery.

In an effort to win the coveted safety-first parent of the year award, we not only have been teaching our kids to stomp on thin ice, but we've also tried to step it up a level by finding challenging places to do it. On the precipice of an ice waterfall, for example.

Rock climbing. Beach walking.

In case you noticed, Stokes was not Stoked. But it was only because he was being carried.

Indoors, we let the creativity flow. We just wish more of the creativity wound up on the paper! Not that we don't dig the blue lipstick look. Maybe they're destined to be tattoo artists, like Reese Bobby.

Those markers aren't nearly as tasty as you'd think just by looking at their faces.

Mmmm.... tasty home grown eggs. Pure health and fitness! Thanks for sharing!

Looking back at Mill Bay from Spruce Cape. Another great Kodiak walk!

And finally, hockey indoctrination. The Rocket.

And we'll end with some kid cooperation. Boodah sharing some grape juice with Stokes.