Our Snow Angels!

Run, Run, Run...

...As fast as you can! You can't catch Reed; he's the gingerbread man!

Still Smiling...

...Despite the flu, which has hit Reed and Willa and their dad in the past week. We all got the vaccination and, according to the pediatrician, we were spared the worst of it because of the shot. Reed is feeling a lot better now and has returned to school and Willa and Daddy are working through the illness. At least we will be healthy for Christmas, right?!

Oh Christmas Tree 2012

Our family tradition of cutting our tree at Goodman's Tree Farm continued this year and Willa assisted her father, mother and brother in selecting our perfect Christmas tree! Reed proudly helped with the sawing of the tree and also became more adept at identifying the specific type of evergreen that we look for when choosing a tree (a balsam fir). It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas here...now we just need some snow!

Look Out World...

...Here I come!

All Aboard the Santa Express!

Yesterday, Reed and Willa and their parents took a ride on the Santa Express, a special train ride on the Finger Lakes Scenic Railway. We left the station in Geneva and enjoyed riding the rails as we watched the farmland zoom by outside the train. Inside the train, we enjoyed hot chocolate and sang carols. Reed happily met with Santa and his team and shared both his and Willa's wish lists. Fortunately Reed has been a little more nice than naughty this year and we are sure that Santa will be visiting our home later this month!

The First Snow...

...Of the season for Reed and the first snow of her lifetime for Willa was experienced last weekend. Being the committed farmer he is, Reed did not let a little dusting of snow stop him from working the "fields" with his tractors. Willa was intrigued by the very cold, transient newness of snow. She also spent some time trying to remover her hood (see the final photos of this post). Oh, and Reed and Willa's mommy learned exactly why preschool classes do not go outside to play in the snow very often. Despite complete cooperation from both Reed and Willa, we spent 35 minutes getting dressed to play outside for 25 minutes to then spend another 15 minutes getting undressed in the mud room and then making hot chocolate. Lots of time spent, but none of it wasted... we are looking forward to many adventures in the snow this coming winter!