Like most families, our weekly schedule of activities (mostly kid-related) often take over our lives completely, leaving little time for anything else. So our outdoor adventures have been few and far between these past few weeks.

But the kids have been talking about the fact that there are several things they'd like to do before the snow starts flying, which include Disc golf and inline skating. So our plan is to make time to have some unscheduled fun in the next week or two.

Of course we are looking forward to skiing this year and hoping for more snow than last year. And now that G. is a fifth grader, she is eligible for a WinterKids Passport. The discounts aren't as big as they have been in past years, but every little bit helps.