(maybe) the best thing about our new house…
… is the sledding on our hill in the backyard. Oh the fun! We’ve lined it with twinkle lights for the night runs, and enjoy friends and maybe a little warmer fun in the day. David took the boys for the first run at the earliest snow in the month Continue Reading
31 New Delights
Years ago, we posted about the wonderful days of December, and thought that in our new place, and with a third little guy, it was time for another round. So we’ve created a page with new (and some old favorite) memories for this special time of year. Click here or Continue Reading
Matthai Botanical Gardens
This weekend Alex and Papa were up at Camp AuSable for the Father/Son retreat. So since we had some time today as a little crew, we tried to make Sabbath extra special with a winter afternoon outing to one of our favorite nature destinations. Weather was warm, we almost didn’t Continue Reading
Christmas at the Henry Ford
We’re already wrapped up in the Christmas Spirit. Our house is decorated the tree is up. The boys have their Christmas train running around their winter village. Alexander’s school nook has been transformed into a Cradle Roll Nativity Sabbath School. Today’s Advent Calendar Card was their Snowman Sheets card– Continue Reading
Wintering the “Polar Vortex”
So the winter days drag on and on and on… We’ve had many a quiet home day, and it seemed the entire month of January off from school. We’ve made our share of delightful winter crafts, built a huge snow cave in the court for the boys and all their Continue Reading
Snow!
We’ve actually had a lovely snowy winter this year. Though it hasn’t been too packy, Alex and Aidan have been out quite a bit, and even on a sledding adventure with Papa. (Aidan wasn’t too sure about that whole downhill thing, until Papa took out the phone/camera and he got Continue Reading
…to pluto and back
and the winter days drag on… and on… and on… with rain that doesn’t even melt the snow in the beginning of March! and i think we are going stir crazy cooped up inside day after day after day… though we do get out a bit. out to go sledding Continue Reading
Baking, and Frosting, and Sprinkling– oh my!
We’ve had a good baking week this week. Sunday Alexander and Muma made her favorite Linzer cookies– happy little jam filled stars cookies with cloves, cinnamon, and pecans. They look like this (though I didn’t take a picture of mine before we ate most of them :0 !) Tuesday, after Continue Reading
snow much fun!
with february almost out, we finally got our big white fluffy dumpings, and not to waste for a minute! we’ve delved into the heart of the season with some shoveling, valentine’s sledding, building a little snow cave (that even Tatou had to try out), making snow angels, rainbow ice muffins Continue Reading
Alexander’s First Snowman!
Today Alexander and Muma got to build their first snowman together. The snow was sticky and heavy and perfect for rolling with the help of Alexander’s strong muscles. Lifting was not so easy though- we had to call in Papa for that part! We piled him high, brushed off some Continue Reading