Where have we been???

Well, I'm not sure what happened to most of January and all of February, but now it's March, for heaven's sake.  Because I don't want any of these amazing days to blur in my head, here's a little catch-up pictoral of life at Grammy Camp in the dead of winter.  I should mention that nobody calls me Grammy, but, whatever:)



There was enough snow ONE DAY to get out there and pretend we lived in Anchorage.  Drew wasn't too sure about this stuff......


Brady really loved the scene and hiked all over the field -


This is Frosty the Leafman


Jude and Ada settled in on the counter for a long discussion of something important, no doubt.


Ada is riding the rocking camel, side-saddle, very ladylike:)  This camel was a gift from their great grandparents to Jackson Grove who outgrew it about 15 years ago. 


Jude is helping make Pizelle.  Typically, we only make Pizelle at Christmastime, but now it seems we make it on request:)


Brady is swimming in a small sea of wine corks!


Drew stood at the window one entire morning, watching the arborists trim the fruit trees -


Jude, the Paratrooper


Don't jump, Jude!


I love it when a little one is old enough to sit happily on the kitchen counter.  This is Ada, so busy with a pen and a scrap of paper. 


January was rather action-packed, actually, now that I think about it.  Ben and Linden moved to a new home which created a alot of activity leading up to the blessed event:)  Not to mention the activity around the settling in process.  I had the kids here in an attempt to keep them out of harm's way during the move and it was interesting to talk with Jude during that weekend.  He was nervous about the process, "But my bed won't fit in Dad's car.  And my dresser, Nini, it's so FRAGILE."  I took them home to the new house the day after the move and all his fears were aleviated when he saw his NEW ROOM with all his familiar things in it.  Linden must have really scrambled to get Jude & Ada's rooms in perfect working order before we got there. They nailed it. From that moment on, both children were so jumping-up-and-down excited about their new home. 

Anyway, so far the weather hasn't been so bad that we have started feeling like a bunch of compressed molecules.  And spring is in the works.  Yesterday was a glorious teaser but today feels like winter again.  The daffodils are running late but promise to be a real photo op when they all bloom.