SNOW!!!

Finally, finally, we are in the midst of a nice, fluffy snowfall. We're expecting at least 12 inches of snow. The boys left school at noon, Shawn's hockey tournament is canceled, and the holiday party we have scheduled for tonight is at our neighbors' house, so we can just walk there! It's great! Here are some shots as the snow began. The boys are elated and Shawn just returned from a last-minute-before-the-snowfall errand trip to the post office and bank. Clearly, he had to stop for one more essential item: a 6-pack of Sam Adams Winter Ale!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

This morning, we finally woke up to our first dusting of snow. Finally! This kicked us into the Christmas spirit and after church and hockey practice, we found a great lil' Christmas tree at the Southborough Fire Station. For all of $25! Not bad, and not too scraggly or Charlie Brown-esque. It came all the way from Nova Scotia.

Aksel's excited about re-discovering some of his past Christmas crafts. He's also excited to see his Jeanne, although he won't see her until late January. Still, that's not too far away. So, here's a video just for his great grandmother Jeanne in Florida :)

Also, Reilly has successfully co-existed with the Christmas tree for a full 6 hours now without any destruction. I know he'll eventually topple it over, but I'm pleased that he's not terribly interested in it. He's more interested in the table scraps in his food bowl. Now that he's gotten a haircut (a la the Reid bathroom salon), he doesn't he look so much like a black bear in my kitchen.