it is really almost march?

i don't know about you, but i have been in a time warp for the last month. we had a very nice visit with dh home...and it was very sad to take him back to the airport. and in a few days, the tears will be more infrequent and we will find ourselves back in a routine again.

here are some pics of some of our winter break activities...

we took the girls sledding several times...we all had a blast! of course after i busted my butt on a huge bump in the hill and it reminded me exactly how OLD i am!

then we took them bowling and ella did a victory dance everytime she threw the ball down the lane.

and finally i convinced dh to let me use him as my guinea pig to work on my low light photography. he was such a good sport. and it was so nice to have a subject actually sit still for a photo! lol!

today we are off to gather supplies to make leprechaun traps...the girls are SO excited to do this. if you are interested in getting ideas, pick up this months issue of Family Fun magazine. they have several cute ideas!