Minnesota snow

Sometimes you just love snow so much you want to lay down and roll around in it!

Kiss face

Gemma has been making this face recently that I call either kiss face or duck lips. She pulled it out for dinner with my family. She got enough laughs that she did it over and over and over and over.....

Lucky hat

William got Uncle Mike to play Jenga with him over Christmas. Mike found his lucky hat, which William found hilarious. That is until he got jealous and wanted the lucky hat for himself.

Sweetness

We were visiting with Grandpa and the kids hopped up on the couch. I peeked at them around the corner and found this:
William and Amelia snuggled up together and William reading the book to Amelia.

These two love each other deeply, but that doesn't mean they don't fight. Sometimes I feel like they always fight. These sweet little moments are what remind me about how good they can be to each other.

Recipe

Insert child into oven and shut the door. Test frequently for done ness.

Icy drive

We had to really watch the weather this year while making the trip to see family for Christmas. The day we left, we hit the road early to get ahead of freezing rain/snow. Due to our past accident, neither one of us wants to take chances on a bad travel weather day.

The first 2 hours were a little rough going with a lot of rain. The temperature hovered right around 32-33 degrees, which meant the van was covered with a thick layer of ice all over it by the time we took our 1 bathroom break.

More trains and dinosaurs

More detailed shots of the trains with dinosaur guests.