We've been trying to keep busy with indoor activities lately. The weather just hasn't been good for getting out. It is either very cold (we've had cold snaps of -10 to -14 degree weather) or it is wet and icy. We've had a couple of great snow storms, but the snow's only lasted a couple of days before it gets rained on and freezes solid. You could say it's just New England weather, but even Vermonters are disappointed at the lack of snow this year. Ethan did get to go skiing one day though, and enjoyed skiing with his friend Asa. I do miss shoveling our Logan walks and visiting with our lovely neighbors!

Leif's First Real Haircut

I didn't think he would sit still and cooperate, because that's usually not his style, but he did. He sat perfectly still.

Christmas Morning

Ethan thought Sequoia ought to have a stocking too so that Santa could leave bones

Ethan got a black eye a few days before Christmas. He was playing at a friends house on some soft play equipment and somehow landed head first on their radiator. It was a hard hit. I am massaging the left over calcium deposit above his eyebrow daily with arnica oil to try to get it to break down faster.


Ethan asked Santa for a pull string helicopter last Christmas and got one in his stocking. But, Leif got a hold of it and that was the end of it. So this year Ethan asked Santa to bring a new one for him, and one for Leif too.

These fun birch wood toys were made locally here. I hadn't seen walking blocks in years.

Leif checking out the candy coal that came in Grandma Pam's package

We hope everyone had a nice Christmas. We had Grandma Annette and her friend Steve visiting and awoke to a beautiful snow. Ethan insisted that I pull out his Christmas jammies from last year even though they didn't fit. He wanted to match Leif. Ethan's never been so excited to awake to check his stocking. He didn't want to go downstairs without Leif of course, but Leif wouldn't budge. Thank you to everyone for the gifts and cards. It was wonderful to be able to hang cards and think of loved ones.

Solstice Pinata

Ethan and I decided to make a pinata for winter solstice night. He wanted it to look like midnight. We covered the balloon in three layers and the pinata was not an easy one to break.