Sledding

Winter is a beast on our mountain top. There is no doubt about that.  There are those days however.  Those few days...with twinkly white snow, that peacefully falls without a malicious care in the world.  The wind is off haunting some other poor mountain top somewhere else.... and for a few hours, we feel more than lucky about the amazing play land that we live in.  We have what city kids dream about on snowy days, right outside our door- our driveway!

This was one of those days...great sledding, lots of giggles, followed by- "Papa, go faster!" Rio, getting his workout chasing us up and down the slope.  When perfectly satisfied that we completed the best runs possible, we headed inside for hot cocoa.  Somehow, something made these girls giggle...and thank goodness the camera was near by. 

I love my girls.

She's a swimmer!

I often feel that there isn't much offered in our little county for little ones to get involved.  When we saw that there was swimming lessons, it didn't take a second thought to enroll Molly- and what a great choice that was! She took to them like...well, a fish to water!  She is a great little student that listens well to her swim coach, and loves to learn and try new things.  By the end of the 5 week class, she was swimming several feet on her own, and not shy at all about putting her face in the water!

Go Molly!

San Diego Sunshine!

 Nana had a grand plan to surprise Boppa for his Birthday, but having us ALL meet in San Diego.  I wasn't sure what to expect weather wise, for a weekend in February, but what we got was absolutely amazing.  She rented a small VRBO that fit us all, only a few blocks from the beach, which we visited each day, even if for a little while.  

As always, there was amazing times together...hearing the laughter of little girls ringing through the house.

 There were snuggles with wee 6month old nephews, that I couldn't cuddle enough

 And there were these girls...cute girls of all ages, just loving attention and time with their family. What more could you want out of a vacation? I can't think of much!

Thank you Nana, for all you did to make this vacation as amazing as it was.

There is so much love between these three identical noses! ; )

It was a vacation that we didn't want to come to an end.  We loved time together with family, relaxing, and laughing.  We wish it could happen more often!