Happy holidays!

We just got back from being down at my parents' for a week, hence the hiatus in my posting. We had a great visit and the girls were amazingly good travelers (my parents live 8 hours away so it's a hike). We've had some pretty rough road trips in the past so this was a very welcome change.

I have a few cute holiday photos to share and plan to write a longer post in a few days once we get settled back into our routine. There are some shots of the note and the girls left for Santa and the one he wrote back; a picture of Hannah with Grammie, sitting up so straight and admiring a new toy, Isabelle in her braids complements of Grammie (I have to learn how to do that!), and both girls using their new art supplies.

Here's to a peaceful new year.

Daddy of the Year

The weekend before we left for my parents' house, we spent much of our time at home getting ready for our travels. I was having a hard time with the girls because we had been cooped up due to all the snow and their various illnesses, so on this one particular day I pretty much handed them over to B and let him entertain them while I got stuff organized for our upcoming trip. As you can see from the pictures below, he did an amazing job. They helped him cook waffles for breakfast and decorate Christmas cookies, then he brought a huge packing box down from the attic and they painted it in anticipation of making it into a playhouse.

I don't know how I would survive this journey we're on without him.

Snowed in

The snow just keeps coming here. We have at least 6" on the ground, it's snowing lightly right now, and I guess more is headed our way over the weekend. Here's how we're spending our days this winter, both inside and out.