Yesterday we went to L.L. Bean's Winter Sports Expo (which continues through today) and it was packed, especially the new Hunting & Fishing addition.

The girls waited for a long time to get an up-close look at the trout but they weren't aggressive enough to get inside the viewing window. Like I said, the place was crazy busy.

We didn't drive all the way to Freeport yesterday just to go to L.L. Bean though, we also went to hook up with Mike Yeo from the Maine Winter Sports Center.

He had a boot bag to size all the MerryMakers' feet for cross country ski boots this year (which I thought would be much easier than the size conversions I've done in the past). It will be the third year the 4-H club has participated in the Healthy Hometowns Program and the kids are hoping for a snowy season to continue our weekly winter trail adventures.

The Maine Winter Sports Center had a demo running to promote their biathlon program for youth. We were told a biathlon group for 10 years+ will be starting up in southern Maine this winter and more information about that should be coming out soon.

Shooting sports are not something my girls are drawn to but after a little encouragement, both girls gave the computer demo a try.

L. did well for a first try at target shooting (she had a little assistance from a MWSC staffer). She scored high enough to get her name on the prize board, which she was quite pleased about.

Fino had to check out all the rifles in the new Hunting and Fishing store (he's a former army guy and likes to target shoot). Being typical females, we appreciated the decorations more than the merchandise there.

The girls spotted these lights - which were all over the place in a variety of shapes and sizes - and thought they were nice.