Winter Wonderland

When family comes out to stay, we all decide to play! --In the snow, that is. We started our Christmas break off with a visit from the F. family. Saturday morning we donned all our snow gear and went outside to enjoy this winter wonderland of ours. Porter really liked the snow this time and was more upset that he couldn't go and do what the big kids were doing. In fact, he was not happy at all when I finally decided we needed to go inside.

Brooke and cousin A.

Snow angels

Porter had his eye on Pinch and the tractor the whole time. He was thrilled when Pinch stopped by to pick him up for a ride.

Brooke and A. being pulled by the four-wheeler in the field. That's the best way to go sledding!

Cousins K. and A. on the four-wheeler; Uncle K. and Brooke are being pulled behind

Now it's our turn

Honey and Porter on the four-wheeler

After we were chilled to the bone it was time to come inside to get warm. We made gingerbread houses in the afternoon

That night, the real fun started. Brooke got to have her very first sleepover with the cousins. (Something she'd only heard about and has been begging to experience). Brooke couldn't wait for Mom and Dad to go home so she could be apart of a real sleepover. The girls watched movies and slept together on the floor.

Thanks girls for letting Brooke be part of your sleepover!

It was fun to think about how Brooke is getting older now and these are the memories she'll have of what Christmas was like as a child. I'm so glad cousins, sleepovers at Honey and Pinch's with the girls, and sledding in the field will be part of those memories.

Friday afternoon I took Brooke around to deliver a small treat to the kids in her primary class. At first Brooke was sad that we weren't saving any of the treats for her. Then, as we got going, Brooke was so excited to go to the next house and personally hand over the treats. She told me, "Mom, I have a happy feeling doing this!"

Merry Christmas!