four

My little baby is four! She is so big and certainly was excited for her birthday. She loved the fact that we were going to be "away". She woke up wanting to do it all: skiing, swimming, fun zone, arcade, etc.  We thought about it for a bit and decided we had all week so she skipped the skiing part. It was pretty mellow and nice we didn't have to drive far. Her big brothers were great and had fun with her. It was a good day celebrating our little sunshine. Still can't believe its been four years already.

smuggs

We took a stay-cation of sorts. We used our week at Smuggs that we haven't used since we moved here since it is only a half hour away from us. But everyone was excited to spend the week and sleepover somewhere new. We were there during the week we had the extreme cold temps and so only managed to ski 4 days. We did have lots of other fun inside though. Swimming every day. The fun zone, ice cream and tubing. It was a pretty relaxing and fun family time week. It ended with a awesome dinner out. A place we had never tried before but will definitely go back to!

We were there for Izzy's birthday as well, which she absolutely loved!

storm harper

OK So we got a tiny bit of snow over the weekend. Ha! Our first big storm of the new year. We have around 2 feet at the house. The boys said the skiing was epic yesterday. It all looks so pretty and we are itching to get out and play. The only problem: it was minus 10* all day today so we stayed inside and played instead. I also baked a bit today to help warm up the house. Tomorrow begins a warm spell (14*) and there are plans to spend hours out of doors. Loving winter in VT!

oh, january

 A  family photo shoot. Not always the easiest things these days, but I still try.

We are about to start the 4th week of the new year. Time seems to fly by these days. So what exactly have we been doing these first few weeks of 2019.

:: skiing at the mountain a few times a week. William is working there again this year

:: a little under the weather for a few of us

:: having lots of days at home to play and learn

:: trying to get into a new rhythm that works for everyone

:: working hard at staying warm, temps have been near zero several days

It has been a good three weeks and a nice start for the new year. Right now we are currently in the midst of the first BIG storm of 2019. Eric and I are home with Harkin and Issabelle; playing, cooking, cleaning, and creating. William and Landon are on the mountain, hopefully warm and fully enjoying the fresh snow.