Puddle jumping

One thing that is great about the winter's here is that it will snow quite a bit meaning great skiing in the mountains but warms up after the storms enough to melt most of it around our homes. This leads to many puddles of water left in the gutters. Jonas usually heads straight for those puddles when he sneaks outside and jumps in them whether he has socks or shoes on. We finally bought him some rain boots so he could jump to his hearts content. Whitney enjoyed the warm winter day playing with him in the puddles.

Cousins come to visit

My brother Kyle and his family were moving from OR to GA so they made a stop here to stay the night. The kids were so excited to have their cousins come visit. We got a picture of Jim with the two nephews he shares a birthday with. One day we'll have to get one with him, the twins, and Lorelai who also shares the same birthday with them.

Junior Jazz

Whitney did ice skating lessons (no pics) this winter along with playing Junior Jazz Basketball.  She had a fun time playing and improved significantly.  However at this age they still play co-ed and the boys were not too willing to pass the ball during the games.  She did get a few shots but not many. 

Preschool

We started a co-op preschool with some friends in our new neighborhood. We have 5 kids and meet once a week. Maren has been missing going to preschool with her friends in VA so was very excited to get started. I taught the first week and our theme was snow so we made these snowmen for our snack.