Soaking up those snuggles!

Hard to believe my sweet, tiny baby girl is now 10 years old, but she is! Greta could hardly sleep the night before her birthday and was up early! We loved celebrating her with foods she chose, presents, cake and outdoor time with friends. Maeve helped me make a lemon cake for Greta and we shared it with friends in the backyard around a fire. The day before Greta's birthday, she went skiing with the ski crew and I made cinnamon buns for them.

Greta is an energetic, clever girl. She loves email, reading and being with her family. I love my Greta so much!

Conor and the big girls have gone skiing up at Mt Spokane almost every weekend since the beginning of January. I'm pleased to report that they love it! This is a dream come true for me. I've wanted my family to get into XC skiing ever since we moved here. I can't wait to join in next winter! Last weekend, I sent my camera with Holly and Greta and here's what they brought back. Love those 2!

He's so cute and has a personality to match. We love you E!

I really like doing a series of focused crafts with my children and fortunately they just really like doing crafts. All of these were geared towards Maeve and the big girls joined in if they wanted. I drew snowflakes for Maeve with a white crayon and she used water color to paint over them. We made snowflakes from marshmallows (and ate quite a few!). We glued sequins onto popsicles sticks. And we made tissue paper collage snowflakes with a friend. It can be challenging to meet Maeve's needs right now with covid and less time with peers. Crafts have been one solution. I also ordered a subscription to a craft box for her and the biggest bonus with that is that Holly and Greta are both jazzed about doing those crafts with her! We're trying over here. Some days it's a hot mess, but I think we're going to come out on top!