Today was the epitome of the fine winter day. The weather ran the gamut, from cold and overcast to cold and sunny. We put up the Christmas tree and the girls had a fine time decorating it: Shannon putting ornaments in certain places, Julia putting her favorite ornaments everywhere in the lower yard of the tree, and Genevieve taking especially shiny ornaments back off the tree for closer consideration. (I took pictures, which will be posted elsewhere later.)
In the late afternoon, the girls and I headed outside for a fun half hour tromping through the iced-over snow, falling down, and riding in the sled (them, not me). Both of them spent much of the ride shrieking with delight, as here:
Finally, after the tikes went to bed, I head the Arb for a wonderful ski on the crusty snow. Only one major wipeout, and I even managed to make it through a dicey corner. Tons of fun.