Catching Up!

So things have been a little hectic lately! We thought we'd be having a fairly quiet week last week... we spent much of last, last weekend just hanging around and enjoying a playdate with Levi and "Auntie Kari." But, on Monday my father in law, Ralph, went into the hospital with chest pains, and by Wednesday he was in surgery for a triple bypass! So we spent much of last week traveling back and forth to Grand Forks and crossing our fingers. Luckily, Ralph has pulled through the surgery and is already home! And now things are getting (pretty much) back to normal, and I thought I'd just catch up on the blog a bit before things get crazy again with the big Williams "Yankee swap Christmas Party" coming up this Saturday!

Yes, it's been frigid, but we all have our little tricks for staying warm! Sophia and Charlie can often be found snuggling in the sunshine.

We have french toast every Sunday morning before Trav goes to work... last, last Sunday the horses had a hankering for French toast, too!

I think that Clydesdale is keeping an eye on Sophia... making sure she doesn't eat all the French toast...

And on Sunday we had a playdate with Levi and Kari! Doesn't Levi look thrilled to be going outside?!

We pulled them on sleds through the neighborhood...

And even took turns climbing the big mountain in the park!

Yes, this is the big mountain. And, yes, Sophia calls it a mountain! :( Flat-Lander!

After sledding we went to the library, which Levi was much happier about!

This last weekend we were trapped inside quite a bit... the wind chills on Sunday were so bad that Sophia and I literally did not leave the house! We stayed inside cooking and baking all day! We did go out Friday night for my office Christmas party, which was SUPER fun! Sophia was WILD! She was especially excited to wear her special Christmas dress, with the matching doll dress. She has been in the habit of begging to wear this dress every day, and sometimes I let her. She was over the moon to be allowed to wear it out to a party! I love the dress, and you'll be seeing it a lot more in pictures to come! :)