Weekend @ Maplelag with friends

We spent a weekend with great friends at Maplelag resort.....miles and miles of skiing, kids playing, great food, lots of laughs, a talent show on a Saturday night & a snow storm!!  Ruby & Finley in the little pea pod being pulled by their daddy's....lucky little girls!

Do you remember the movie A Christmas Story?  If Quinny falls over we might have to unzip her to get her up :)  Cute little bugger!

The Allmendingers coming straight from the Pro Shop......always well geared up and looking good!

Make way for ducklings......17 of us!

pulling kids is fun......until you get to a hill & the kids ask why we're not going fast :)

The coolest family dinner you could ask for......great food and the best winter memories.

Our husbands......THE LADY KILLERS!

Dad getting Amelia ready for what he thought was a quick trip around the cabins.....3 miles & a few tears later!

The strong women of the group......all smiles before our kidless trip around the resort.

Anticipating the crazies jumping into the lake.  Husbands, wives and three under the age of 10 all jumping into the lake.....THE POLAR PLUNGE! 

Sneaking in one more run before we get snowed in with 18 inches of snow

Miles of woods & cross country ski trails.....can't believe it's an hour from 

Fargo!

Captain red beard with his beautiful bride :)

Annual Winter Party at a friend's farm

Here's the sleigh ride we take every year......

It was a gorgeous night.  Snow falling, sledding, skating, cross country skiing, bonfires with smores, indoor basketball, trampoline, ping pong and lots of delicious food.

Swinging in the snow

with our friend Jake

not the best picture but if you look close it's the tree house that daddy did.....full of games and yummy hot chocolate inside :)

warming up by the fire!!

Another day on the Slopes!

Quick little art project to keep us busy......snow globes

this ended up being a 2 day project because I didn't realize we had to make the molds ourselves and let them dry.  They left that info out when reading the outside of the box :)

Love when they play together and keep each other busy

night b4 hitting the slopes.....girls got new helmets!

Amelia & daddy coming down the hill....

she is getting brave

too cute

my ski buds

Ruby sporting her new helmet.....daddy took her up the chair lifts and down the hills about 4 X this weekend

Here comes Ruby & daddy (in the middle)

taking a break.....look at those rosy cheeks

she could not part with this helmet of hers.....she had to wear it the whole drive home

she is also obsessed with her balaclava & fell asleep with it that night :)