Santa!

Last year, Sophie didn't want to go near Santa. But this year, she didn't hesitate to climb on his lap. We watched the film "Polar Express" recently and she's hoping the train will stop for her next year.

Snow Day

On December 20, it snowed in Seattle...perhaps 1/2 an inch. School was delayed 2 hours. We decided to just take the day off and enjoy the snow before it melted away (which it did by the afternoon).

So much snow!

I made a snowball!
We've been preserving it in the freezer.

Let's make a snowman!



Isn't he cute?!



...he was 8 inches tall

Can't Help Falling in Love....

School Photo!

I wish my school photos looked as good!

Gold Basin, Ice Caves and Independence Lake

Two days after our unsuccessful trip to the ocean, we headed out again for another camping trip. This time, we wanted to be safe, so we went East to the Mountain Loop. We revisited Gold Basin but tried some new hikes. We saw the biggest glacier in the US then hiked to a near-by lake. It was a long and exhausting day. But the hike to the lake was worth the trouble. Sophie made two new friends - Sabine and Thomas. They were hiding in the bushes together, and Sophie's new friends shared some wild blueberries with her. It was really cute!

Glacier

Ice ice baby!

Walking on thin ice

Ice cave

It's ice!

"I'm cold. I want to go home."

Hiking to the lake

Independence Lake

It's cold!