Maybe it was because this weekend was a great break from the bonechilling weather of the preceding week, maybe it was because we had a lot of fun stuff to do, maybe it was both: this was a good couple of days. Besides the fun of my "race" at Saturday noon, we took a great snow-hike before dinner later that day, had a wonderful Sunday-morning visit from some too-rarely-seen and much-missed friends who are soon to become parents, and then added a cherry on the top with sledding in the Arb. No weekend's so good that it can't be improved with a little sledding.
Julia and Genevieve are on the right, their friends C. and L. on the left. Despite appearances, Vivi is not asleep - in fact, she was here contemplating some mischief, such as slyly removing her mittens and boots. It was warm, but not that warm. All four munchkins loved the ride down a semi-steep hill a few minutes after this picture was taken.