Kara and I took the children ten days (or so) ago downtown to see the spectacular ice sculptures created during the 2014 Crystal Gallery of Ice. This is an annual ice sculpting event sponsored by the city. There are not many people skilled in this art form, so there were only ten entries, but every entry was incredible. Three teams of sculptors came from China! The sculptures were created during the first weekend of January and we didn't visit until almost two weeks later. The weather had been cold until then, so they were still in good shape, but snow decorated some of them preventing us from viewing their full beauty. Also, for the best views you need to go at night when they are lit up by colored lights.
Evan was thrilled to be included on a big kid adventure, but he insisted on being held. The children found a small hill to slide down even though they weren't properly attired for sledding. It was a good time.
If you want to see better pictures of the sculptures google 2014 Crystal Gallery of Ice. There are some nice photos online, but you have to hunt for them. I'm going to mark my calendar to check out the sculptures next year! (I think I said that two years ago. Does my iPhone have an appointment calendar thirteen months out?)
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