I’m sneaking this in before January is over and we all stop wishing each other a happy new year. So happy new year!
Every year for about the past ten, Eric and I get together with whichever of our friends are available and we try to go somewhere fun and exciting to ring in the new year. It’s usually a small trip out of state or sometimes just a quick jaunt to northern Michigan. This year, we headed to a cabin in Pennsylvania that was basically in Cook Forest State Park. The scenery was gorgeous – perfect fluffy snow all around and tall, tall trees bordering every visible inch. It was like a dream…
The cabin we stayed in was affiliated with this cute little lodge:
And this was our home during our visit. Cabin #4:
These icicles were amazing!
And the area just outside our cabin looked like this:
On New Year’s Day we took a small hike along the North Country Trail. So, I have four sections and about 50 miles complete…only a little over 4,500 more to go!
I hope your 2010 is off to a great start and cheers for another year of adventures!
Michelle is exuberant. She is totally sweet. And she has an AMAZING ability to know just the right thing to say at any given moment, something I’m totally jealous about because the words always seem to come to me about six minutes too late to actually be pertinent. I was so excited to meet Michelle on the day of her wedding shower because I’ve been hearing about her for years! Her sister, Lisa, is a great friend of mine and I’ve always heard about Michelle who lives in Idaho with all of the potatoes and how great and fun and energetic she is. And, wow, she really is all of those things. Her shower was perfect and the room seemed to be filled with lots of women she loved – and there’s nothing better than getting to capture the sincere emotions that come with that sort of happiness.
Michelle, it was a huge honor to be there and to finally meet you. I hope you’ve arrived safely back to Idaho with all of your fun new Crock Pots and kitchenware! You are going to make one absolutely beautiful bride!
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“We’re going to the piano park!” Emma told me as soon as we mentioned heading outside for a bit of photo fun. She was so excited to walk to the park and play with the piano which is built into the playscape. But, until we stepped outside, it didn’t occur to me just how much Emma and her sister, Bela, might love the snow! These two little bugs are my cousin, Melissa’s, daughters and they are used to the balmy weather of South Carolina so it was a real treat for them to be able to get outside and make a couple of snowballs and trample through the snow on the way to and from the “piano park.” I was super impressed with their ability to bounce right back into their rugged Midwest roots and play outside for a relatively long time in the frigid wind! I had a great time at the park and found myself standing in awe so many times, like when Bela recited the entire Pledge of Allegiance start to finish (at only a few days shy of three-years-old!) and when Emma made the first snowball and the look on her face was sheer excitement. Melissa definitely had to ask more than once for Emma to come inside, she was totally loving it!
We started inside so we could get some images before their little noses turned red. I knew this was going to be a hilarious session as soon as I saw these faces come out! What a riot! Here you have Bela on the left and Emma on the right:
Who doesn’t love a candy necklace?
Or a big monkey?! I totally adore Emma’s face in these two, it reminds me how much I loved my teddy bear when I was little (or…umm…still today).
As soon as we walked by these coats, it was time to suit up and head to the piano park!
Gorgeous Emma:
And sweet Bela:
Once we got back home, Melissa made some hot chocolate for the girls to warm their bellies. They changed into their pajamas and then I sat back and laughed as this happened:
Thank you to my Aunt Ginette for arranging for us all to gather for photos and thank you, Melissa, for bringing the two sweetest little girls back to Michigan for the holidays. It was sooo awesome to see all of you and it was such a treat to capture some memories from your time at home. We’ll miss you until next time! Love you guys!
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