January.
Polar Vortex.
A birthday bubble bath. A birthday cactus garden and lots of birthday champagne.
We wore lots of layers and began our wishful thinking of spring with flowers.
Kid is a little obsessed with apps but thankfully keeps his books quite handy. I dove into a book again myself. Might never come out.
Cabin trip, basketball night. I'm so lucky to have kindred spirits.
A surprise party and a goodbye. Life is beautiful, confusing, heartbreaking, hilarious, and just plain never-ending.
What I will always remember from this December...
Letting the little boy run through the snow and stop to eat it when we really should have been getting in the car.
The day we had the greenhouse to ourselves, and while we were warm and Christmas songs played, he ran up and down the aisles among hundreds of poinsettias.
Taking the Jeep for one last ride as a family to get our first real Christmas tree.
The realization that Sorels are the best thing on the planet, in Minnesota, in the snow.
Downtown St. Paul at night, while wearing a party dress and fascinator.
How gorgeous the snowy trees along the lake on the parkway look in the morning. Making you slow down and enjoy being up and on the road for another day.
Having the house full of laughing friends and being so thankful we have each other.
Doing another wintery weekend trip up north.
Review our whole instagramed year here.
A steady shower of orange and yellow leaves. Driving along the river. Lunch dates in the car. Farmers' market in the greenhouse. Sweaters and hats. Running here and there. We hold hands and move our feet as fast as we can. Babe had his first ear infection and fell asleep at school. Getting yard work done before it (as it) snowed. So many errands, so little time. A few more walks. The month (each week) went so fast. We ended it with a holiday road trip, out to where you can see the whole sky, and where grandmas and grandpas want to cuddle little boys to sleep.
Rainy roadtrip to Duluth. Said a sudden goodbye to a friend. Weekend morning along the river. Doing some of our favorite things "one more time"... Eating at Sea Salt, watching the fish at Bachman's, late afternoon stroll through the neighborhood. Running down the block and walking under gorgeous fall trees. Doodling always relives stress. Kicking leaves helps too. My little lion started a new adventure. He loves it. A heavy weight was lifted. Everything is good.
