King Winter Arrived In Full Force

Friday.  1:30pm.

Friday.  8:30pm.

Saturday.  7:28am. 

10:44am. 

This was taken right outside of the garage door.  

We'er pretty sure that there was even more snow than we measured here. 

And so it begins. 

Off they go. 

1:55pm. 

2:30pm.  Front walk. 

Our sweet, old farmhouse has seen yet another impressive storm. 

(4:00pm. Back out for round two).

8:00pm.  Snowflake Bentley seemed like a fitting bedtime story. 

{This Moment}

{This Moment} - A Soule Mama Friday ritual. A single photo- no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments section for all to find and see. For those of you who -like us- are in the path of the massive, potentially record setting snowstorm we send lots of good vibes your way for a fun-filled time and an easy dig out.  

Girls Night Out

With a massive snow storm on the horizon tonight seemed like a perfect time for a night out with my two favorite girls. Dinner, window shopping, a visit with David and some gelato made for a perfect night out.  

The Cookies Are Here!

A great big "thank you" to everyone who ordered cookies from the girls!  They arrived yesterday and we sorted the boxes today. Grace suggested that we organize the boxes based on the order of the colors of the rainbow.  Emma- not missing a beat- dug right in and within thirty minutes they had sorted nine cases of cookies (they are amazing workers these two)! Next up: creating a thank you note to include with each person's order and bagging them. Good thing there's a large amount of snow on its way to us starting Friday. We'll surely be able to get those two items on our to-do list completed and be able to start delivering them next week.   

Things I Absolutely Love

I absolutely love Valentine's Day.  I know that there are many people who say it's a Hallmark holiday but for me Valentine's Day is just pink and red and sweet and lovely. It's a time to put a just little more love out into the world.  Plus, our house looks super sweet with hearts on each window and the festive table cloth on the kitchen table!

I absolutely love walking into various rooms and discovering where Emma's babies are tucked in that day. Today our room was the room of choice.

I absolutely love that Emma did all this on her own. From the gathering of materials, to tracing her hand to the gluing. I absolutely love that the girls can now get to all these wonderful craft materials anytime the desire to create strikes them. And yes, hand turkeys are always in season.  

I absolutely love that the cookie delivery today turned into an impromptu play date and chat with friends. 

I absolutely love the new Valentine mailboxes we bought at Target today. I love that they are bigger than the ones we've had before and that the door is hinged. I love how much the girls love this sweet little tradition that we started all those years ago. I love how excited they get each day when they check to see what's been left in their mailboxes. But most of all, what I absolutely love, is that I get to leave each girl a sweet little love note (and maybe a little something sweet with it too). 

I absolutely love how much love Dave has poured into this dollhouse. Each shingle that is painstakingly placed gets it one step closer to being finished. I love that he's creating a family heirloom, one that I hope is treasured and loved for generations to come.  

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What I absolutely love the most is this incredible life and the amazing family that I get to share this journey with. And that, my friends, really is the best Valentine of them all!

Chocolate Spa Day

One of the Girl Scout Troops in town was holding a Chocolate Spa Day fundraiser to raise money for their upcoming trip to Washington DC.  With things like deocrating cupcakes, chocolate facials and getting their hair done on the agenda I knew that this was just the kind of event that Grace and Emma would love.  We signed up (along with a few other girls from their troop) for an appointment yesterday afternoon. 

Cupcakes were decorated, 

Chocolate body scrub was made, 

Chocolate facials were given, 

 nails painted,

Hair was braided,  

And curled. 

It was an absolutely fabulous afternoon! 

{This Moment} Valentine Crafternoon

{This Moment} - A Soule Mama Friday ritual. A single photo- no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments section for all to find and see. We hope your weekend is full of love!