11 Degrees F

On our last day in Minneapolis we had to get out in the snow one last time. Although the mercury had dipped to 11 F we thought Dylan should experience Cross Country skiing for himself (sort of). We all got "rugged up" and set off on one of the many local Cross Country trails. It was a great way to start the day and after we started moving not very cold at all (Dylan was smiling from ear to ear when we finally unwrapped him).

Team Scooby vs Team Shaggy

Monday was all about downhill skiing. Tommy and Kelsie {aka "Team Shaggy"} and Rileigh and Les {"Team Scooby Doo"} hit the slopes while Michelle and Dylan watched the action. The girls did great, reinforcing our belief that children should learn to ski almost as soon as they can walk. We quickly moved from the bunny hill to the greens and soon after we were rocketing down the blues - a great afternoon of skiing capped off with a local micro-brew in the chalet and some playing around in the snow.

Great Sunday with the family

Very relaxing holiday Sunday with the family. The boys stayed in and watched the Green Bay Packers crush the Seattle Seahawks (48-10) and the girls went out for cross-country skiing at a local park.

Family Christmas in Minnesota

We're having a great time with the family in Minnesota - it's been great seeing the cousins playing together. It was touch and go getting here but after a slight delay in Chicago and a night without our luggage, all was well. There's nothing better than watching young children opening presents at Christmas and although Dylan didn't quite know what was going on his cousins Kelsie and Rileigh had a magical night. The highlight of the trip is meeting our new nephew, Orion. He's a very chilled out 2 week-old little man - we're looking forward to watching him grow up.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

First Steps

Dylan has been able to support his own weight from a very early age - over the last couple months he's really enjoyed standing (with our help and recently by supporting himself against the furnature. It was only a matter of time before he started linking a few steps together - still pretty unstable but we're calling this his "first steps."

...not so fast...

Somebody broke into the Christmas presents a few days early!

Vegemite

The Aussie education continues...Dylan is a big fan of Vegemite (must've picked that up from his mum!).

Footie

Dylan's Aussie heritage is coming out. He had his Carlton footie jumper on and gravitated straight to the footie.

Snow Day

Enjoying our first day of Snow in Maryland. We bundled up Dylan and let him explore the snow, he seemed to enjoy it.