Snow Reigns Supreme

I think I have said it before, but Chris loves living in Boise (or Eagle if we are being technical).  The city just suits him.  In fact, he probably loves where we live even more than I do.  However, despite my warnings about the unlikelihood of a white Christmas in the valley (it was seriously on our "cons" list when deciding where to move), he still watches the skies with anticipation on Christmas Eve and gets a little sad when the sun shines beautifully on Christmas day like it did this year.  The fact that we did have a white Christmas our first year in Boise and he more often than not had a white Christmas in Spokane does not help the situation.  Lucky for Chris, the snow was not far from us and we were able to enjoy a wonderful weekend up in McCall.  It did snow in Boise while we were up in McCall so even though Chris missed the snow, he eventually got to use his snow shovel, which made him happy as can be.

 

This little snow monster cracked me up as we stuffed him in to his new snowsuit. I could have just let him lie there all day like this so that I could laugh at him. 

First ride in the traditional grandchild sled!  Would you believe that he fell asleep while sledding in the freezing cold?!?!

 

 

 

I got to enjoy two things that I missed out on last Christmas, skiing and enjoying some cabin cocktails.  I am the worst skier in the family so taking the year off didn't really make a difference.  I am still the worst and I still complain about how my calves hurt in my boots, but after run two I was happy to be back on my skis! 

 

 

All the cool kids are wearing these shirts.

 

Grady spent his first day in daycare and seemed to do just fine.  They seriously hand you a "kid claim" ticket that you have to present to retrieve your baby.  Grady was all smiles when he was claimed.

Grady picked up on the concept of cabin lounging very quickly - he is my son after all.

This boy has years and years of winter fun awaiting him at the cabin.  Thanks dad and Robin for making his first snowy getaway such a success!

 

Since Chris had to work early today on a software deployment, we turned down the more festive New Years opportunities and instead had a low key night at home.  Apparently Chris couldn't resist the New Year spirit that these beautiful hats inspired despite his making fun of me when I brought them home.  Happy New Year everybody from our dorky house to yours!