merry christmas!

from our home to yours, we wish you a very merry christmas and a happy new year!

snow day

we've been waiting oh so patiently for the snow to arrive, and alas, 18" of fresh white beautiful snow has been dropped from the sky. that means no school! the kids we're so excited when they woke up,  they had snow gear on and were out the door before 7am (with a flashlight because it was still dark).  we played outside for most of the day, from sledding, snowball throwing, shoveling, making snow angels.....i love snow days!! 

dancing queen

sweet. joyful. artistic. beautiful. silly. love.

she's our little dancing queen.

(she doesn't need a recital, she will dance anywhere!)

on the mend

well, the month of december was mostly spent in our house, napping, crafting, watching christmas movies, eating every type of chicken or rice soup, drinking tea, going through tissues like crazy, and hoping that the nasty flu virus would finally leave.....but, that little bugger stayed for quiet some time! we are now back on our feet, bodies trying to take in every drop of nourishment, and still needing hours and hours of sleep...but, we are back to our "normal" routines. although there was something quite special and calm in those moments we shared while being ill, it sure is nice to get out of the house!!

 we found this sweet little gingerbread kit...so fun and so easy!

our little elf "snowdrift" brought the family a puzzle to work on while we were home sick. this was a 550 piece puzzle, the most pieces we've worked on! we just had it out on the floor and whenever someone felt like working on it they could...it was really fun!