Winterfest Fun!

One of my very first posts was about the cardboard sled race that Grand Haven has during their Winterfest every year.   This top picture is a collage of several of the sleds that participated this year (click on it to see the full collage). This time we decided to be a part of the race!  My hubby's friend came up for a visit and joined in on the fun.  We didn't want to spend much time or money on our sled, so we built the "Dutch Wonder".  (We live in Dutch Country and the Dutch are known for thriftiness.)  We didn't win our heat, but we had a good time, despite the cold weather!

Later we took our friend out to the pier; it's a must-see when you come to visit us!  It was a sunny day but the temps started out in the single digits and got up to the mid 20's by the afternoon.  We wore lots of layers and managed to keep from freezing.  I actually got warm, hiking over all the ice at the pier!  The week prior to this had seen strong winds, and freezing temperatures, so waves from the lake created an ice spectacle on the pier.  Here you can see Tim having fun rolling a big ice ball into the lake.  He likes to say that he "created a glacier" (albeit a small one)!