A little ANNOUNCEMENT

Have you noticed the new "ticker" on the side of my blog?  Once again we are awaiting the arrival of a tiny little McAllister.  After seeing the little munchkin kicking and squirming and hiccuping this week, I am finally starting to believe it might work this time and there may be a baby at the end of all this.  We plan on NOT learning the gender.  Our little tie breaker will announce his/her identity upon arrival.

OUR OWN WINTER WONDERLAND

You may have heard about the winter snow storm that has hit the Northwest...

 Well around here it has translated into three days of no school, appointments,lessons or running around.

 It means a good hour of properly outfitting four kids with boots, socks, sweats, snow pants, sweatshirts, scarves, gloves and coats.  And then putting all said outerwear in the dryer when they come back in.

 It means exploring on all kinds of levels...

 And a LOT of fun for almost 10 year old boys!

And seven year old ones too!

 I means the crunch crunch crunch of boots on snow and a steady pot of hot chocolate on the stove top...





 It means seeing our new yard with all it's trees in a whole new light.

 It means snow ninjas are out in full force in our neighborhood.

 So watch out!  Here they come.

 It means afternoon snack may be something cold and wet.

 Can you catch it with your tongue?

 It means magical walks in the forest in our own back yard!

It means a whole new way of seeing the world with it's beautiful white blanket. 

And we love it!