The Snow is Coming

I'm looking forward to cozy fires this weekend and building snowmen in our front yard. The girls have all their winter gear and even though it takes us about 30 minutes to put it all on they are happy to play outside for hours in the cold.

January 2016

Winter has finally come, it even snowed a little this morning. It's been nice to have such warm weather but I am ready for the cold. The girls and Peter have been getting their winter gear on and they head out every weekend morning on a walk to the water. Even if it is raining. They also do lots of ice skating. The girls can go around the rink on their own now. It's so cute they try to walk on the ice. I sit and watch with baby Hazel hoping they don't fall on their bottom but they almost always do and that's cute too.

This week has been a whirlwind. There was the morning I woke up early to make sure all the kids lunches were packed first thing so we weren't late to school only to have Portia find them, unpack them and feed them to the dog. There was the morning I thought I had found a reliable car pool only to realize they had probably forgotten Zelda when no one had come 3 minutes before school was supposed to start. There was the morning Portia had a momentous tantrum and refused to walk Zelda to school and I had to have the crossing guard watch her while I took Zelda to her classroom. I have also discovered that if you look like you are struggling in the morning some nice parent may take pity on you and offer to pick up your kids that afternoon. I just need to make sure they remember. :)

XMAS Isn't Over in Larchmont

The girls discovered Rudolph this holiday season. They are in love. We break into the song randomly and there are lots of requests to watch the movie. Our tree is still up and I have a feeling there will be some tears when we take it down. XMAS is 2015 was all about decorating, hanging the ornaments and picking out a wreath for our front door. The girls had sparkling apple cider XMAS eve and left snacks out for Santa. XMAS morning was a little confusing (Santa had forgotten to put candy canes in the girls stockings, oops!) but everyone was excited to read Santa's note remarking on how well all 3 little girls get along. Overall, a very merry XMAS.