December 30th

We had to go to the mall on Wednesday to get out of the house. At the play area:

Kate loving the slide (in actuality she was just smiling at the girl behind me):

(By the way, what should I do about her hair?  I don't want to cut it too much, but it needs help.)

One of my projects during break (getting my photos from the past 18 months organized and in books. . .I'm about 1/3 of the way done):

I've also balanced our checkbook and filed our papers, taken down Christmas decorations, done laundry, written thank you notes, worked on school plans, exercised, cleaned the house 14 times, gone skiing, cooked dinners, and played with the kids.  It's been great.