Winterama in Glenwood, MN, was a BLAST!!! First of all, we went because my brother, Todd, the Vice Commodore, and his wife, Carrie, the First Mate, were going to jump into a big hole in the lake which they call the Polar Plunge! I was there to protect and watch over my niece, Annika.....just in case. But, all went well as you can see by the pictures. They also had a lot of activities for the children to do. There was turkey bowling (which, yes, they used a real frozen turkey...a small frozen chicken for the wee ones to throw), putting, nickel pick-up off the ice, washers, and a ring toss game. The kids had a blast! Ben won 1st place in the turkey bowling, Cory won second. Cory won first place in the washer game. Morgan won a bottle of pop in the ring toss. Maren and Morgan picked up a lot of nickels and were given a small coin purse to put them in. Cory and Ben both signed up for the minnow eating contest. (Yuk! says mom.) Ben thought he would bite their heads off so they weren't alive....his strategy did not work. Cory just threw one in at a time (rules) and swallowed. He ended up tying for second place. Overall, the boys won $125 in chamber bucks, restaurant coupons, and an ice fishing pole! They didn't expect the prizes so it was a nice surprise for them. Thank you Todd and Carrie for a terrific day and thank you, God, for the beautiful weather! It was totally awesome!!
