snowshoeing

dan and I had the opportunity to go snowshoeing at mt bachelor saturday. The forest service puts on a free program for anyone who is interested in the hx of the forests surrounding bachelor. it was beautiful!! Snoeshoeing is like wearing big flip flops over your shoes and you can go anywhere in the snow.

as you can tell from the picture dan was quite freaked out:)

the guide was quite informational

the hemlock trees that we saw mainly on our tour can hold up to 200 lbs of snow!!!

gemma babysat and dan and I were able to catch the 5:30 pm showing of 2012 at Mcmenamins--soooo nice--a big glass of merlot and some hummis while we watched the movie.

excellent special effects

cheers

menace

her name says it all

laken tells me that I am his best friend in the whole wide world all of the time. I don't know how long this phase will last but it is so sweet.

tonight was date night with sadie gray. grandma kept Laken overnight so dan and I could spend some quality time with our 5 year old princess. she decided she wanted to see the alvin and the chipmunk squequel and eat cheeseburgers.
sadie is a little fireball--and never stops going--lately dan and I have felt like we haven't been connecting with her well and came up with this date night. it was really nice to be able to focus on one child all night and devote all of our attention to her and she seemed to enjoy it as well. she is a real blessing!!

New Years eve consisted of stuffed mushrooms, crab puffs, homemade butterscotch cookies, and staying in. I don't think dan and I have ever gone out on a new years eve in the 7 years we have known each other. our good friend Tony came over for an hour or so -and brought over a wondeful bottle of red wine he had bottled himself. yummy
dan and I watched the movie Extract after the kiddos went to sleep--a comedy with jason bateman (my hubby bears an uncanny resemblance to him)

we have a lot to look forward to in 2010--!!!!