And then there was cold

The cold set in this weekend. I think the low was in the low single digits last night. We, however, decided not to let it keep us from going to our first Newbury Bonfire. The town of Newbury, MA burns all of their Christmas trees at once in a big bonfire event. We bundled up and headed out.

Here are the kids bundled up in the stroller. It was probably in the 20s, so not as cold as it could have been, but man was it chilling.

 The warmth of the huge fire was a comfort. Unfortunately we didn't hang out too much by the fire, as there were food and beverage stands that needed to be sampled.

 And it wouldn't be a bonfire without some goats (?). Genevieve loves goats but was upset that her gloves prevented her from sticking her fingers up its nose, which is her favorite goat activity.

It's hard to see Sebastien in this video because I shot it with my camera which doesn't allow for a flash while filming. Nonetheless, hopefully you can make him out dancing. We were waiting in line for fried dough (or "elephant ears" as they're known to my midwestern crew) and Sebastien decided to make the best of it.

The next morning, Sebastien made pancakes...well, with some help.

 The red pancakes turned out pink but no one minded. We used our smiley face pancake maker too.

 Yummy!

 Then Daddy decided they could handle the 14 degree weather to go outside to play. Here they are bundled up. Genevieve only made it about 40 minutes, but Sebastien would have stayed out there all day if we let him. Dan is so proud of his snowbunnies. Next winter we ski!