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Almost enough snow for sledding. Maybe tomorrow. Hope the neighbor girls don't catch me on their sled...

Ellen wrote this message for her mama...

Ellen and Dan took me to a special place near the house today while we were on our snow walk. It's a huge crater in the middle of the wo...

Saw this old downed tree on our walk today...

Monday was Dan's day off, so we drove out to Lake Maaschen for a nice walk in the snow. About half way round the lake, we stopped for a...

Gingerbread house - After...

Gingerbread house - Before...

When we got home from Jesteburg, D. settled down in the living room to play with his toys while E. and I completed the gingerbread house in ...

Another view from Jesteburg...

A view from Jesteburg. This is the village where Dan frequently works...

We stopped by the village of Jesteburg on the way home from Lake Maaschen. This is the museum/library...

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We stopped by this ancient windmill. It's been converted into a restaurant...

The house next door had a thatched roof with an eyebrow window...

Driving back from Lake Maaschen, I asked Dan to pull over so I could snap a pic. of this thatched-roof house...

We went out on a pier at Lake Maaschen. I like how the snow looked brushed against the old wood...

E. snapped this shot of her poppy...

E. by Lake Maaschen...

About half way round Lake Maaschen, we stopped for a picnic of cookies and hot punch...

This tree was growing down into the water at Lake Maaschen...