Walk Across the Lake

A few days after we flew in it was such nice weather we decided to go for a walk across the lake.

Despite the lack of snow and beautiful weather, there have been some cold snaps so the ice was plenty thick.  It's pretty cool walking across the lake when the ice is clear.

It had been so warm Sarah was building sandcastles.  Normally the sand is covered in snow.

We walked up to Tazimina River and decided to build a fire to heat up some water for hot chocolate.  

Dad chopped a hole in the ice with the ax to get the water.

Josh A built a fire while the other boys collected wood.

While the water heated up, Sarah and the younger boys had fun sliding down a dip in the ice.

Unfortunately, David took a rather nasty spill and split his eyebrow open.

Everyone had to inspect it and tell him how terrible it looked...

Despite the trauma, he had to make sure to get his hot chocolate before dad took him to the clinic to get three stitches.

Before the rest of us left, everyone had to try their hand at curling after just watching it during the Olympics.

After deciding we were going to be the next big thing at the Olympics we headed back to check out David's stitches.

All in all, it was a very fun day, despite the stitches.