Caught up...Finally!

After about 3 days of working pretty consistently, I have finally caught up with all the pictures from last summer until now.  My eyes are crossing and I am exhausted, but it's finally done.  I hope to keep it up regularly now.  So check back often to see our adventures in the North Country.  Make sure you click "Older Posts" at the bottom to see all the pictures I have posted.  

Our First Time Sledding this Winter

Last weekend we took the kids to Clarkson to go sledding.  It was a pretty steep hill, but the kids had a blast.  They lasted over an hour sliding down and walking up the hill.  Only a couple of close calls, but we all walked away with our bodies intact!  

Alden's first trip down

He made it almost all the way to the road!

Abrahm giving Adam and Adalee a little push

And off they go!

Adalee trying it on  her own

At the bottom of the hill

Adam on his own

Crash landing for Adalee

Coming back up the hill

And up the hill again.  Look how exhausted Alden looks :-)

18 Inches of Snow!

The day after Christmas we got 18 inches of snow!  I have never seen that much snow at 1 time before.  While I thought it was quite beautiful, I think my husband and father in law might disagree :-)

Playing in the snow

Ready to shovel!

Lots of snow!

Alden loving the snow

Adalee fell down in the snow

Looks like PopPop isn't going anywhere anytime soon

The cars were completely covered

Alden shoveling more

Adalee giving it her best shot

Adalee caught in a snow hill

Adam does a really nice job shoveling all that snow

Alden working hard

Alden still smiling as he shovels

Happy in the snow

Another shot of my snow bunnies

My snow bunny playing in the snow

Alden in the snow.  Notice how deep it is.

Adam covered in snow

Alden had a blast burying Adam in the snow

Where's Adam??

Christmas Part 2

Since The DiMarcos came in just in time for dinner on Christmas night, we decided to save all of their presents until the next day.  So it was like having Christmas 2 days in a row.  The kiddos loved all their gifts and I made a 4 course meal for dinner.  Fun times!

Grammy showing them the game she brought them

Adalee we quite excited to open her presents

Helping daddy open his presents

Adalee was very excited about her new sewing kit

Alden and his Pokemon cards

When the mail arrived that day, we received a box of goodies from France

Look at all the yummy goodies from France!!

Dinner, Course 1:  Tomato Basil Soup with miniature grilled cheese sandwiches

Dinner, Course 2:  Garden Salad with Balsamic Vinegar Dressing

Dinner, Course 3:  Prime Rib, Twice Baked Potatoes, and Asparagus wrapped in Bacon

Dinner, Course 4:  Cheesecake cup with Raspberries, Chocolate cupcake with mint frosting, homemade chocolate ice cream with salted caramel sauce

More Wildlife at our House

Our home is becoming a regular hangout for lots of birds and deer.  Here are a few pictures of the visitors we had on Christmas day.  I am loving it here!