This year has started out with lots of basketball and quite a bit of winter weather. Here are the highlights in backward chronological order.
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| One of Susannah's friends rented a couple of baby goats for the weekend so Peter and the girls had to go over and check it out. |
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| Sarah Avery's dream come true. |
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| Susannah loved it too. |
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| Holding a baby goat is supposed to immediately give you a serotonin hit which I think proved true for Sarah. |
| Last week was Valentine's Day. SA gave us each a handpainted popsicle stick. I'm using mine as a bookmark. :) |
| The girls were excited to open their treats before school. |
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| Sarah Avery has the best group of girlfriends----seen here after a birthday party at an escape room. |
| Why is Girl Scout Cookie season in the dead of winter?? |
| This girl. |
| We enjoyed a beautiful snowfall that Sally and I enjoyed. |
| The not-so-peaceful scene in our mudroom----wet snow gear everywhere! |
| Here are the owners of all that gear.....enjoying some popcorn and cocoa by the fire after an epic snowball fight. |
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| Peter took SA sledding at one of Alexandria's most popular sledding hills. |
| 4th and 5th grade band gave their first concert in January as well. These girls did great! |
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| He was a pretty good snowman! |
| Big smiles on the first morning of the big snow. |
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| Sally loved it . |
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| Always extra peaceful when the streets are covered. |








