EXPLORE

Allen often takes the boys on an EXPLORE into the woods behind our house.  Sunday afternoons are often when this happens.  It works well for me and the other girls, because it give us time for some peace and quiet...and maybe even a nap!  Yesterday was a beautiful day and the boys set out for a hike down the river.  There is so much to see and experience.  Well, as the three of them tromped through the snow down the river, they had a bit of a chilly adventure.  Allen turned around just in time to see the two boys break through the ice and fall into the freezing river.   According to Allen, they fell into water that was waist deep.  THANKFULLY, it was not any deeper and Allen was able to (very easily) pull them out.  They were about 3/4 of a mile down the way so it took a while to walk back to the house.  If you ask them about it, they will laugh and act like it was no big deal, but it was no doubt a scary experience and a good lesson of how dangerous the ice can be.  It is funny to think that after living my whole life in Minnesota, I have only fallen through ankle deep ice.  I guess I'm glad it was them and not me.  They have a story to tell.