From the Weekend

I have been a bad blogger lady lately. You can blame christmas and all of it's holiday busyness for keeping me from posting over here as much as I'd like. For this I give unto you my sincerest of apologies. Please go forth and accept this humble offering of photos and instagrams as compensation for my blogger shortcomings. (not shown: our trip on the Polar Express. It deserves it's own post...and Elf Linda, just wait til you see Elf Linda).

this weekend...

 there were paper snowflakes to be hung

and mickey mouse pancakes to be made in our underwear

and annual traditions to be kept. trudging through snow covered muddy hills

with family, looking for the perfect tree to cut down.

and retreating back to choose a pre-cut one as always

  and cute family photos to be taken

(or the cat paint version if you like)

trees to be decorated

and hearts to be melted

but mostly...

there was hot chocolate in a bowl

(ok, so we ate it in mugs, but that's not the point.)