Here are some of my favorite pictures from the last week or so. Lukas, Marci and Maia, Ona and Maia, and our snow day from the front and back windows of the house.

Ergh. It took Christian almost an hour to shovel the sidewalk and his car out this morning. He deserves a vacation. Maia is home with me today because a parent got stuck in the driveway at her school. My mom issued a self-proclaimed snow day and is baking muffins on the mountain.

I think Maia and I will make valentines for her friends and teachers and bake some cookies...I hope Christian will be safe to and from Pullman. Hope everyone stays warm...hot chocolate cures everything.

So it's only been about a month since I last posted....hm. ;) So much snow is making me want to burrow under the blankets and never come out...

Things are going well. Yesterday MOM (I love you Mom!) Trisha, Tanya and I went to Lewiston to check out bridesmaid's dresses. Tanya ended up with a pink one and Trisha has hers on order in the tea length in pink. I love them and they'll be perfect for a garden style wedding. The bridesmaids will be a mix of pink and sage in different styles...two of the other girls already picked sage, so it should be pretty. I hope.

Other than that, I've started work with a 17-year-old completing a homestudy program. It's been fun thinking of new ways to teach the material he needs to learn. We get along well, and the job is super flexible, so I'm feeling pretty lucky.

Hopefully more blogging to come...

Happy New Year everyone! Today was super laid back...lots of family time at home. Maia is still off from last night...she stayed up until 11:45! We spent New Year's at the Thornquist's...it was tons of fun-pizza making party! We finally called it quits right before midnight and went home to watch the ball drop. Maia wouldn't fall asleep in her crib this afternoon for nap and finally passed out around 5 in the middle of the living room floor on top of her pink blankie with her diaper bum in the air. It will probably take a couple of days to get back on track. I love the holidays, but in some ways, I'm relieved they're over and it's the beginning of a new year. I feel like the upcoming year holds a lot of potential.

Christmas and New Year's