snow SNOW sNoW

Being snowed in...

- gives you a chance to enjoy the christmas tree
- write letters
- create blog posts
- go to bed early and sleep in late
- drink tea and hot chocolate with marshmallows
- play super mario brothers for wii
- read
- talk
- take naps
- teaches you how to use a snow blower
- encourages you to measure icicles
- build snow girls and get creative about her... scarf, hat, eyes, nose and buttons

a little bit of photo cheer!

DC Fun Times... The National Christmas Tree and The Omni Shorham hotel
Lilly Bean... helping decorate! Notice no gifts under the tree... Lilly LOVES eating ribbon!!!!

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

I have been a blog slacker...but... with a full 9 days away from work... I am officially back on blogging...

Some favorite holiday happenings over the past 2 weeks...pictures to come soon!

~decorating our home... our mantle... our christmas tree...our stairs... and our puppy!
~wrapping gifts for friends and loved ones
~sending christmas cards
~receiving christmas cards
~eating candy canes
~selecting a letter from Operation Santa
~a visit to the national christmas tree with our families and dear friends
~a fabulous dinner at Old Ebbitt Grill by the White House
~visiting a festive hotel where my family stayed in dc
~ornament exchanges and white elephants (where I receive a wax dipped teddy bear... which I left at the train station for someone more deserving...)
~drinking decaf skinny caramel brulee latte's from starbucks
~SNOW SNOW SNOW and more SNOW!