A sliver of Winter

We're technically right in the middle of winter here in Michigan but you'd barely know it by the weather we've had lately. January 31st recorded temps of 53 degrees! We've had many days in the 30s but quite a few in the 40s as well and almost no snow to speak of. The few times we have gotten any measurable amount of snow, its only lasted a day or two and then melted again.Yesterday was about 40 degrees with clouds and mud. Yup - mud from all the 3-5" of melted snow from the weekend.

Our wonderful little town just north of us hosts a Snowfest every January with snow and ice sculptures and lots of family fun. We weren't sure if we'd make it up there this year - or if we did if there'd be much to see since most of last week hovered just above the freezing point.  We got lucky and spent the morning at home on Sunday - Paul did some work while I cleaned the house and hung out with the kids. In those few hours, we had a sudden snow system move through and by the time we headed up to Frankenmuth later that afternoon, we had a beautiful winter wonderland to walk through! (A much better backdrop to the sculptures than dead grass and mud!)

Sarah happened to see an ad for Snowfest that showed Mini-Golf as one of the activities and that girl was on a mission for some Putt Putt! They were all excited to see the big snow sculptures and the beautiful ice sculptures. We had a fun afternoon, walking around, enjoying a beautiful Wintery Michigan day!

 International sculptures

 Sarah HAD to play some golf!

Love that pic of Adam peeking through the ice!

 I think I'd need a blanket to stay put in that chair for long!

 Most of these are sculptures from HIGH SCHOOL students! wow!

(skull, teepee, house, fries)

Winter Beauty!