Ice!

For Christmas we bought the girls tickets to go to Disney on Ice.  Boy are we all excited for real Disney World someday now.  :) They LOVED it and were SO attentive.  I thought they were going to cry of excitment when the first princess (Belle) came out.  Belle is Emily's favorite princess so she got the BIGGEST smile on her face.  It was too cute.  :) Hailey and Addison loved it all too...but kept asking the WHOLE night where Sleeping Beauty (Hailey's fave) and Rapunzel (Addy's fave) were.  They never showed up so I said they probably got the flu. :) They understood completely since the flu has been everywhere this winter. Somehow, dare I even write this in here, we have managed to avoid all kinds!  I have no idea how but I am SOO SOOO THANKFUL for that!! 

Here's Ry and Em - Ry was a true sport.  He loves all his girlies. :) 

 Hailey and I..

 Hailey, Addison, and Em

 me and Addy

Belle :) 

 Then my birthday was the 22nd....and Mom and Dad D offered to take the girls overnight!!  I don't know who was more excited, Ryan and I or the girls!  They LOVE sleepovers!  :) So we quick made  plans to do something! :) We invited some other couple friends up to the lake and had a BLAST!  We played games, played in the snow/walked on the lake at midnight, drank coffee slowly in pajamas in peace and quiet, had great adult conversation, went cross country skiing, laughed a ton, snowshoeing, and out for dinner!  It was a GREAT night!  Thanks so much to Grandpa and Grandma! We really appreciate time away to get rejuvenated! :)
Here's Ry and Kevin (baby Eloise), Dave and Chad

me, Karaline, Des, and Andrea

 Cross country skiing!  SUCH a beautiful (and SWEATY) sport! Loved it!

 Ry and I on the lake..

 Lots of laughing :)

 Panoramic shot :)

Love the lake in the winter too! :) 

And now we've had another 8 inches of snow today.  As beautiful as it is....and as much as I love winter sports...I'm pretty sure I'm ready for some warmth and sunshine!!