What a Differance a Few Thousand Miles Can Make

Two days ago we were enjoying the warmth of Mexico, and this morning we woke up to light snow falling. I know this snow does not compare to what we had just over a month ago, but the contrast of weather conditions is still a bit striking.

Three Already?

Well, we are back from a nice time away in Mexico, but more on that later.

Today is Levin's third birthday, which I find very hard to believe. Can he really be that old? He truly is at a fun age...most of the time, and can get us to laugh at nearly anything. It is so fun to watch him play, and use his little imagination. And he and Philip are beginning to really be able to interact and understand each other, which is so fun to watch. We look forward to seeing what this next year will bring for us all.

How Refreshing

Today went surprisingly well, considering it was a Monday. Typically, Mondays are our day to stay home, get laundry done, and put the house back together. This equals a pretty blah day, but today was not so. We did the usual laundry, and playing, but had a last minute visit from Aunt Jen (no school for her today). She called around 11:00 and was soon on her way to visit with mommy, while the boys napped. What a treat.

The boys both took excellent naps, which allowed Jen and I to catch up on each others lives. I helped check second grade math papers and we both enjoyed white chocolate mochas.

On another note, Jason and I will be leaving Wednesday for Mexico! I can't wait. Of course, we will be going will the rest of Jason's co-workers. How many jokes start "5 engineers walk into a bar?" None and there's a reason. Whatever follows is not likely to be funny to anyone but the 5 of them. Oh well. For Sun, Sand, Sea, Pools, and an couple days off from my day job, I'll do my best to laugh at their jokes and make the most of things.

The boys will be staying at two of Tacoma's finest 5-star luxury all-inclusinve resorts, also known as their grandparents. I hope they want to come home at the end of their vacation.

ADIOS!

Trying Something New

Last week I decided to try and arrange my spices a different way. I have always kept them in the cupboard next to the stove, all in nice rows, arranged alphabetically. It just seems like I continue to gain new varieties of spices with no real neat way to store them. So, I set out to find a new more organized style of keeping my spice containers. It did not take me long to discover that the almost useless, storage shelves on the other side of the stove would be a perfect place to keep them. The shelves are only useless, because you can store nothing larger than a 14.5oz can of food along them, one can deep and once can high.

After only a short time, I had moved my kitchen around, and so far it's all working great!

Our Little Scholar

It's hard to enjoy a fire burning in the fireplace without a good book in hand, and of course daddy's glasses.

A New Year

Happy New Year to you all! Before completely moving on to a new year, I wanted to share a few pictures from out Christmas last week.

Making Memories

Last night we made sugar cookies. Levin felt pretty special, being able to put the decorations on himself. He was even given permission to eat one cookie, once they were done baking.