Winter Carnival and long winter weekend

Yesterday was the Winter Carnival for Ben and the other kids at the Lake Clear School...Ben wasn't feeling well, but he wanted to participate...I was luckily able to go over and watch/help...


He had a great time playing with his friends in the snow...


It started raining most of the way through the festivities, but they kept playing and having fun...


This morning, neither Ben nor I have school, so we're enjoying a mellow day together while it drizzles and melts outside...Ben asked for a funky breakfast, stuff that he has never had before...I made pancakes with various add-ins (clockwise from the top):

• ginger
• mandarin orange
• marshmallows
• hot dogs
• popcorn
  

He ate in his Darth Sidious costume because that's how we roll on our days off...we're now watching "Hancock", which is a great story, although a little rich in rough language...