We had a great trip to Wisconsin at the end of February. It was wonderful to see the whole family. The trip included two major ski races (the one kilometer Barnebirkie and the 50+ kilometer Birkebeiner), a lot of time for the cousins to play outside in the snow, lots of work constructing Legos, and a lot of nice time to visit with Mom, Dad, Grandpa, Uncle Dennis, Katie, Chris, Ray, Malu, Donovan, Sarah, and Neel and Hael.
Donovan, Hael, Nicholas, and Neel did their first ski race - the 1 kilometer Barnebirkie.
Nicholas on the course.
Even the Barnebirkie has mass crashes. Nicholas is the one right in the middle with the blue jacket.
Nicholas at the finish
Hael and Donovan skied side by side for almost the full race, with Malu and me by their sides.
The boys skied quite quickly until a clown caught up with them. Once the clown passed, they went quite a bit slower with frequent announcements from Donovan that he didn't like clowns.
Donovan and me, with Lily on my back.
Nicholas and Donovan at the finish line, with Lily and me
Nicholas, Uncle Donovan, and young Donovan
Lily and me
Nicholas, Uncle Donovan, Donovan, Lily, Aricca
Doug and Chris both skied the full Birkebeiner, and Sarah skied the Kortelopet (half the distance). They all did a great job. The trail conditions were perfect and the weather was very nice for spectating. We watched Chris and Doug come through "OO" (the half-way point) and then saw Doug finish on Main Street in Hayward. I haven't seen Doug looking as happy as he did on Main Street in quite some time.
Chris and Doug - before the race.
Chris at the half-way point.
Mom with the three kids. By the time Doug came through "OO", all three were screaming... I think they were all cold and tired. Ugh!!
Doug at "OO"
Aricca, Doug, and kids in sled
Doug - almost at the finish line in Hayward
Lily, Aricca, Donovan, Doug, and Nicholas
In addition to the ski races, we were able to spend a bit of time playing outside and inside.
Donovan
Hael, Nicholas, Donovan, and Neel - sliding down the snow in front of Mom and Dad's house.
Hael and Neel - by the river near their house
The boys loved adding logs to the campfire at Ray and Malu's house (Hael, Ray, Neel, and Nicholas)
Nicholas explaining his Legos to Great Grandpa
Lily with her Grandma
Lily with Grandpa
Donovan getting tickled by Grandpa
Many more pictures from the trip are included in the slideshow below, or by clicking on the picture of Donovan below:
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| Birkie weekend |
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