The Daintys

For Christmas this year Leah got a new sled - her first sled actually. The only problem is we have had an unusually "green" winter for this part of the country. The other weekend we went to visit our friends, Greg and Emily, in Ohio and were dumped on with snow. It made the drive a bit slow, but the sledding was great! Leah's first trip down the steep hill got her a face full of snow. And her dad may or may not have landed on her a bit... So then she opted for what she refers to as "bum sledding." While the grown boys continued to enjoy the sleds and had races. Fortunately, there was a smaller hill, and Leah gave Dad a second chance. She's a brave little soul. And worked her way up to sledding all by herself! Here's a video of Leah's sledding technique. And here she is going solo...

Ok, I am finally catching up on the holiday season pictures and posts! Our New Year's Eve this year was also fairly quiet and relaxing...well, Leah had her first sleepover, so it was quiet once the munchkins went to bed! The girls played dress-up (obviously), jump-on-the-bed, board games, snacked on popcorn, and watched the Grinch in their matching pajamas. We wish you all a very happy, peaceful, and blessed 2012!

We had a very calm and quiet Christmas at home this year. We slept in until after 8am (which is quite late by our standards!) and had a big breakfast and lazy morning opening presents. Actually, opening presents took us WELL into the afternoon. Partly because Leah changed her apparel after opening nearly every present. When she opened a Disney Princess book, she had to get changed into a princess outfit. Then, she got a pirate outfit. Then, she got a magic wand, so she needed her blue dress back on... You get the picture. Seriously, count her outfits. Even Lucy was spoiled! This is from when we went to pick out our tree a few weeks before Christmas.