December 2007

We made an unexpected trip up to the cabin this weekend. Best of all, our long lost friends the Nevalas joined us for some snowy fun! We haven't seen them in months so it was great to catch up. Meredith was a big fan of Dan and Jen and "Owie", Howie the dog. We went snowshoeing and tried to stuff Meredith into her old snowsuit since it's the warmest thing EVER. A little short in the legs but it worked. Dans shoulders were a better ride than the backpack apparently. Dogs and kid were sufficiently pooped.

On Saturday night we decided to see if Meredith would like ice skating. It happened to be "disco" night so it was dark and there were spinning lights and loud music. She loved it and started dancing the second we arrived. She also got to rent the tiniest pair of skates ever made.
Thankfully Dan, being from Minnesota, is an excellent skater. He even plays hockey in the "A" league here in Boise. I hear thats a good thing. Anyway, we tusted Dan a bit more with our precious cargo than with Jesse. Needless to say she loved ice skating and I'm sure I'm going to be hearing about that adventure for the next month.

Here is our tree at home. Meredith likes to hide IN the tree. We also spend hours each day playing "I Spy" with the ornaments.

We enjoyed our 2nd annual tree hunt with the Bordners and Kearneys in McCall this weekend. All the kids had a great time together as well as the adults!

Meredith and Aiden got stuck in the backpacks. It's getting hard the lug Meredith around. I'm not sure what we'll do next year.
The Kearneys
The Bordners
And poor Aiden who couldn't quite manage to sit up in his snowsuit.

It's not Meredith that has been keeping us up at night. It's our new "baby", 914 E Bannock (directly across the street from our old house). These are really bad photos but you get the idea of what the house will look like. The house that is on the lot will be torn down here shortly. We are replacing the round columns with traditional square posts. And not to worry, there will be plenty of room for visitors, the house is deceivingly big! We are looking forward to being back in our old stomping grounds and enjoying some SHADE. Although we will miss our great neighbors "up the hill" terribly. Cross your fingers for a quick an easy build!

Here is what makes my head hurt.