first good snow

i had the great pleasure of going on a road trip this past weekend with my mom, 

to visit my sister and her family in NJ.  

you know i love jude and my girls, but if you're a mom, 

you also know how amazing it was to have a few days to getaway!  

during our drive there we went through a bit of snow on a stretch of i-90.  

this is what i would like to call the first good snow of the season:

on our way home, we drove through a lot more snow...

i did take a few other pics on our trip.  to see my sister and her beautiful family click here.

it was haley's birthday while we were visiting.  

this is haley on her day after enjoying a large lollipop:

...hard to believe she's 10 already.  

love you girl!

jude was superdad (as usual) while i was away - thank you hon.

he is so good at creating memories when he spends time with the girls.  

they painted, did crafts, made ornaments and decorated gingerbread houses.

they had playdates, went to christmas parties and selah even got to help him teach at the university.

thank you for judah staying home.  

thank you mom for coming with.  

thank you christine (and fam) for welcoming us.

love you all!  shall we make it a tradition?!