Winter Wonderland

As in, I'm wondering where winter is?  I hear it's headed here tomorrow, but as for today, the only signs of the season are the trees that look like this:

We walked over to the park today, and it was beautiful.  The kids and I were wearing short sleeves, and there was a breeze, but it wasn't cold.

I'm so grateful for weather like this...because it means that we are outside playing,  not inside getting antsy.

You'd think this was a very serious business by the looks on their faces.  Could they be more somber?

Here's our big girl.  She's going to be 8 soon!  I can't believe it.  I wonder if she knows how crazy it is that just yesterday I held her for the first time in my arms?  Will someone please inform her that she must stop this growing up stuff.  It simply cannot be tolerated. 

I guess that's one thing that's out of my control, huh? 

And our son, the middle child, hanging precariously there between two sisters.  Both little and big, a follower and a leader.  Hilarious and smart and sensitive.  My original monkey is what he is.  I wonder what challenges and achievements await this year-he'll be 6 soon!

And this little one...our delight.  We are all captivated by her.  She thinks she's as big as everyone else.  I wonder what is going on in her mind.  There's so much there.

A winter wonderland, eh?  Mostly the wonder part...