Last Thursday, we braved the cold to see the snow sculptures on the campus of Michigan Tech (7 miles from our house).  The sky was perfectly clear and the sun was shining so it wasn’t THAT cold.  At least not as cold as last year – with wind chill it hit negative 40 degrees.  This year’s theme was something like, “Frightening Creatures with Chilling Features”.  Not a very appropriate theme for children, I might add…BUT, good thing Imanuel was more interested in playing in the snow.    And, the sculptures were quite magnificent nonetheless.  Here are some pics from that day:

Micah slept under a thick layer of blankets in the stroller.


The devil was even there.


We thought this one was the best that we saw.  It was Ghost Busters.  The problem was that I took this while we were driving by and cut off the best part – the life-size car was on the left side.  Both Sikhu and I thought Marshmallow Man was the Pillsbury Dough Boy at first…


These next few pics are in honor of Tio Juan who works for Monster.

Apparently in this picture, Israel thinks he IS the Monster Can.  Poor Imanuel is his victim.
 

This one was of a child’s nightmare.  It was quite scary.

This one was also very incredible.  It was about Van Helsing.  I googled it and I believe it’s based on a scary movie.

David and Goliath – and there even was a rippling brook with stones in it!  But it wasn’t that great.

Monsters!

It was a nice day to be outside. 

This week Mary and Paul Ratsara were also in the U.P. hanging out.  We had a great time with them!  They’ll be heading off to Brazil tomorrow.  Sikhu will be driving them to Minneapolis and then driving straight to Ann Arbor after that!  Please pray for all of their travels!  I think it’s supposed to snow more tomorrow too. 

 
Sikhu and Mary doing our seemingly endless pile of dishes…

Sandy, Mary, Sikhu and Paul eating one of our favorite noodles – Sapporo Ichiban Chow Mein.

It was Grandma Karen’s birthday on the 11th so we surprised her with a gourmet dinner.  🙂

Uncle Paul put Micah to sleep with his smooth dance moves…LOL

Manu had a BLAST meeting Auntie Mary and Uncle Paul and spending so much time with some of his favorite people in the U.P. – Auntie Sikhu, Auntie Alanna, and Grandma Karen.   Twas an exciting week.

And, we can’t wait ’til Daddy gets back from Texas tomorrow (actually today) because we have a special Valentine’s treat for him…

Oh my, I need to go to bed!