More SNOW!

What a wonderful SNOWY winter it's been here in central Virginia!! After the foot of snow we got in December, January felt like it had to keep up and brought it's own foot on the very last weekend. Not to be outdone, February has started off with a bang dropping ~4 inches of snow (on top of the 4 that never melted from last weekend) and a few inches of freezing rain mixed in for good measure. The following pictures are from January's snow since we haven't been out in February's yet.

That Saturday morning, Tommy woke up still feeling a little under the weather from his cold and was obviously in no mood to take pictures. Daddy turned that frown upside down with a little tickle/wrestling match! After that, Tommy was back to his old self and asked to make a "choo choo train track." Out came the Brio tracks, a fantastic maze was built, and voila: a couple hours of quiet entertainment. Snowy Saturdays are great days for playing with choo choo trains.

On Sunday, Tommy was feeling much better so we bundled up and headed outside. We had spent the week before looking for a sled, but it seems that the city of Richmond and all surrounding areas are completely sold out! So we improvised and got out a cookie sheet :) It worked out a lot better than I thought! After spending about an hour outside, we headed back in for hot chocolate...and more trains.

Even MORE Christmas Pictures

This third installment of Christmas pictures comes from beautiful Cotton Plains Farm with the Butler family. We had a fantastic few days riding and climbing on tractors, playing with dogs and kitties, spinning around on the Gator, eating way too much food (one million black olives), opening even more presents, and spending lots of time with family. Uncle Joe even lit us a huge bonfire to warm us up on one cold Virginia night. We had a fantastic few days, but we so missed you Grampa. Love you.

Hopefully next year our little family of three will also be able to travel up to Massachusetts to spend time with the Krohn family. Can't wait to see Nanny and all this summer!

*Special thanks to Aunt T for sending me many of the following pictures!

More Christmas Pictures

This second installment of pictures comes from the Stables family Christmas gathering. The week started off with a bang and a trip to the ER when poor Gramma fell and broke her ankle. Once we got her home and comfortable, the first order of business was to shovel the snow-covered driveways. The men worked hard and got the job done in good time. Upon completion of the drive, the second order of business was to have FUN! Sledding, a treat for Santa and Rudolf, lots of presents (though Tommy still loves the vacuum cleaner hoses the most), good food (mashed potatoes from the beaters), Wii tournaments, and a day with the whole family (somehow I don't have a group shot - did we even take one?) filled the rest of our time in snowy Farmville. I'm happy to report that five weeks and one surgery later, Gramma has graduated to her hard cast and is doing well!

Christmas Pictures - Finally!

The first installment of our 2009 Christmas travels begins with the Williams family. First we spent an evening out with the whole crew where Tommy got to meet his new pal Kristen (pics are out of order - refer to the last few). A good time was had by all as we got caught up on news, exchanged a few gifts, and shared a nice meal. Soon after that, when KiKi arrived from Denver, we got together at Pa Pa and Jean's to celebrate. Tommy had fun hitting people with pillows, pushing his "shopping cart", and playing football.