Time with Family

I was 11 years old when my first sister Katie was born. The day that she came into the world was so exciting and I could not wait to hold my baby sister. Our dad picked me up from school that day and on our way back to the house, we stopped at Target in order to purchase a baby bath and other essentials for my new little sister. I remember feeling so impatient as we walked up and down the aisles of Target placing things in the red plastic cart. Finally, we left and headed to the house. Seeing and holding Katie for the first time was amazing and I fell in love with her instantly! She became like a little baby doll for me and I loved taking care of her.

 Although we were far apart in age, we grew up and are very close to one another. Now 31 years later she has her own little girl, Kairi who is now 2 and looks just like Katie did at her age.

 Yesterday, we ventured to Culpeper, Virginia to meet up with Katie and Kairi and my youngest sister Kelly and brother-in-law Leif before Katie and Kairi move to Watertown, New York where Katie's husband Ryan is stationed.

It was such a wonderful visit and my girls loved playing with their baby cousin.

The First Snow of 2017

The first snow of the year with accumulation is always a big deal! No matter how much snow we get, if it covers the roads and grass turning our colorful world into a winter wonderland, it is super special.

 The first snow of 2017 began Friday evening. On Saturday, the girls woke up with peels of laughter and joyfully bounded down the stairs to pull on snow suits, boots gloves and hats over their pajamas in order to get out in the beautiful white fluffy snow.

 Sophie had a friend over who had spent the night so they were extra excited for the surprise snow they woke up to.

 Emma-Caroline too shelved her normal "tweeness" in order to get out in the fun of the snow. It was a wonderful snow day which turned into a day off from school this morning too.

Yay for snow! Now it can melt and we can savor our fun first snow memories of 2017!