ice fishing or dust bunnies ~

Well the decision wasn't a hard one to make.  Should I ride along with Sara and Don down to the lake where the kids were ice fishing or kill some dust bunnies?

I opted for the ride!  It was a gorgeous sunny day ~  and in northern Wisconsin ... when a day like this comes along in February; it's pretty hard to stay inside. Especially if your only plans for the day evolved around house cleaning! Plus ... it was a special afternoon ... it was Staci's birthday.

 So off we go ...  driving the "roller coaster" road on the way to Sam's place on Solberg Lake.

This shot was taken from Sam's yard ... looking out to the lake. The three closest vehicles belong to my bunch.

 

Here comes Sam to offer a ride out to where they are ice fishing on the 4-wheeler ~

Staci ... aka. chief cook ... aka. birthday girl ... doing some tailgating ... making brats and hotdogs ~

Bailey enjoying her afternoon.

Ahhh...  the good life ... a hotdog ... a juice box ... and the sun on my back.  

What more does a girl need?

Perhaps an ATV ride with Sam ... aka. Uncle Sally ~ or big sister Brooke

Sam ~ riding into the sunshine ... checking his tip-ups.

Staci ~ checking her tip-up.  

"Mom, are you taking a picture of my butt?" 

"No... I wouldn't do that!"

Bailey showing Amber her fish.

Me ~ trying to catch a fish.

Brooke ~ trying to catch a fish.

 

Bailey ~  reminding me what a fish looks like.

I think she was just showing off ... the little smarty pants!

Brooke ~ STILL trying to catch a fish.

Time for an ice auger contest!!

See who can cut a hole through the ice the fastest.

Up...

Rupe & Sam 

~ The Face Off ~

... and they're off !!

Rupe is in the lead ~

The winner!! 

BUT...

Where is Sam?

"You said faster?"

"I thought you said backwards!"

Until next time ...

So it goes in my neck of the woods.

~mel