"There are watercolor ponies on my refrigerater door, and the shape of something I don't really recognize.

Drawn by careful little fingers and put proudly on display,
a reminder to us all of how time flys.

Oh, the pleasure of watching our children growing is mixed with the bitter cup, of knowing the watercolor ponies,
will one day... ride away."
~Wayne Watson

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Sweet Surprise

Nathan went back to work this week~
no extra day off from the Biology teacher,
even in midst of our worst snow storm this year.

He drove both ways,
what better way to gain experience in snow
than in a mild blizzard.
16 days till The Big Sixteen.

When we finally made it safely home,
we discovered to our surprise and amazementthat while we were gone,
the girls had totally removed every decorationfrom the tree and had hauled it out into the garage.
Adios tree. You were pretty. And fragrant. And expensive. And shortlived...
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A few last  Christmas pics. Here is Nathan opening his gift from Adrianna.
She put a false bottom in the bag where she hid the gift,
then put a rock in and covered it with tissue paper.















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