Sledding Galore

With school closures, ample snow, and bright sunny skies, we headed over to our neighborhood park to put our sleds to work. Gailyn, Julie, and Jordan met us at our place and we tromped, pulled, and slid our way over to the beckoning snow-blanketed hills.

The varying facial expressions in these photos tell a story of both exhilaration -- mostly on the part of the kiddos -- and terror -- mostly on the part of the adults. What a blast!

Our initial arrival and a wave from Gailyn, Julie, and Meg.



Jordan taking the first run.



Julie and Jorja following suit.



Absolute approval from Miss Jorja.



Gailyn and Anders in the midst of their first run.



Pummeling Anders with the snow my brakes boots are kicking up -- oops!



Meg and Jorja zooming away.



Anders and I try again.



Gailyn and Jorja give it a whirl.





Meg grasping one the kiddos -- who's tucked away in there? -- in hopes of slowing down?



Meg and I on our way to one close call after another.

The Big 37

A, J, and I (and Whole foods) whipped up an awesome carrot cake with an undetermined number of candles to celebrate Meg's first birthday with us. Placing the candles, lighting the wicks, and licking the frosting off the candles were definitely the highlights for the kiddos. Meg and I enjoyed a week's worth of delicious cake.

Visiting with Grandma

A few weeks ago we -- the kiddos and me -- headed south for an overdue visit with Grandma (and Auntie too). Anders and Jorja had a blast spending time with Grandma --evident in their 5am wake-time, absence of naps, and later bed-time. The kiddos really know how to make the most out of a short weekend with one of the people they love the best...