update

we've enjoyed playing reading with friends...

painted the livingroom.  if the kids had it their way we'd paint the whole house.  they had a blast helping (and kept the mess to a bare minimum)...

played out in our 2nd batch of snow.  This time it was just barely an inch and was gone before supper.  (When we came down we had a good 5" on the ground...made a few snowmen, a snow fort and lots of snow angels.)  We think of everyone shivering in the frigid cold up north.  it's sunshine and 40* today :)

we love to help peel potatoes....she works slow, but does a good job.  (no, she's not for hire) ;)

and we play so hard that we crash in Mom and Dad's bed.