Winter Storm 2024

There are only a few weekends lefts of hunting season and last weekend Katie and I decided to go up to the camp with Matt and Lil for a night of it. Shanon and Jeremiah were in town and we wanted to visit with them and spend time with the rest of the family up there too. We only stayed one night to get back for gymnastics and work, but for everyone else, there was a lot of hunting and memories made. 



Lillian had to miss Koy’s first tournament of the season, but there was no way she was missing hunting with her dad for that! We got back on Sunday and he came over to tell us about it. 

The weatherman had been forecasting snow for a week, but that forecast changed to mostly ice by the time it rolled around. The kids were already out for MLK day, and we were pretty sure Tuesday would be out too since we wouldn’t get above freezing, but they ended up being out through Thursday. Some people didn’t mind driving on the ice, but I was not one of them! I stayed home so some of the girls friends came to us. 














Brynn spent the night Sunday and Monday (her puppy even came for a sleepover with Cozy that first night). Koy and Ryder came over to play in the ice and hang out on Monday. On Tuesday, Lillian went to Brynn and Koy’s to ride 4 wheelers and sled while Katie had Madison over. And by Thursday afternoon, it was thawed enough for us to actually get out and do some shopping and go to lunch. I was going stir crazy by that point! They thought it was really lame that they had to go to school for one day today but they made it through. Now we are ready for a fun weekend with Ryan, Anna and Piper! 

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