The Lieslands

Today we got out for a hike at Brown’s Woods. The kids had a fun time pulling each other around in the sled and finding little hills to go down. Lucia took a few minutes to settle in and fell asleep once she calmed down.

Lucia loves spending time with her brothers & sister. Here Elliot and Mari are reading her a book.

Elliot had a little accident with the flour this morning when Susan and the kids were making some cookies.

Lucia is two months old today, and likes to talk.

Brace Yourself! Susan took a lot of pictures of Lucia today!

Tonight we ate dinner at the Fireside Cafe, one of our favorite local spots.

Mari got Lucia to sleep today. She was fussy when Susan handed her over and a few minutes later she was asleep.

Yesterday we set a record for the most consecutive days without a measurable snowfall and today we had our first measurable snow of the winter. The kids were up and out early to play. It warmed up through the morning and the snow was gone by lunch.

Since the time of Andrew’s infancy I have a long history of taking the early risers (everyone but Susan) out to run errands on Saturday morning, sometimes involving Home Depot, almost always involving the grocery store. This morning Lucia joined us for the first time. She performed excellently, only fussing for about 30 seconds. We celebrated the trip by enjoying some donuts by the fire at Dahl’s.

We put our tree up today! We have a tradition of singing ‘O Christmas Tree’ every night before bed.