Posts

Truckee snow trip!

Image
We had just the best time taking the kids to Truckee in January. We wanted to get to the snow and struggled to figure out where today. When we saw this awesome place in Truckee it just clicked! It looked like it had so much area around the house to play, a cool hygge vibe and a foozeball table for my Hunter. Sweet little Pippa, calling the snow “dirt.” She did a good job trucking through it though she would only last 15 mins at a time.   We scrambled to find accommodations for Truckee a day earlier than planned when we woke up and realized that the day we wanted to travel would be totally socked in with snow. Philip found this cute A frame in the same neighborhood as our other rental. Hunter was super well prepared for the snow after we scrambled to get him proper boots and jacket from a thrift store, so much so that he was basically swimming in the powder. He stayed outside for hours. He’s prepared with a handkerchief over his face after tripping and doing a face plant in t

Jolly holiday!

Image
Is there anything like a kid at Christmas? I didn't really understand the meaning of this statement until this year. Hunter is just at the perfect age to be absorbed in the magic of Christmas, without anyone trying hard at all to get him excited. Christmas has been a month of eager anticipation that I can only remember ever feeling in my own life...as a kid at Christmas! I feel like the memories of my childhood are foggy but so many Christmas memories are crystal clear. It is so fun to think that Hunter is building those memories now. His enthusiasm is such fun to watch and Pippa, who might not otherwise think too much about Christmas either way, really bandwagoned on Hunter's excitement. I had forgotten that Hunter at her age had a super simple view of Christmas and didn't need much of it to have enough. Pippa caught the wave of Hunter's excitement about "Santa" and "chocolate" and the advent calendar. They truly could share in the excitement togeth