January Recap

January has come and (almost) gone.  Click here for photos of how we spent it - skiing in Oregon and Idaho for Drew and Grace, a visit to Seattle for Jake and Elli, Fig-sitting, sunny walks, and museum trips for Emily, and the first big snow storm of the year here in Philadelphia. 

It proved to be an especially cold, snowy weekend for Chestnut Hill on Ice, which wrapped up Sunday evening with an ice bonfire. Some video clips of the fire are included in the photo album linked above. 

We have been using these cold winter days to digitize some VHS tapes from when the kids were little. Here are just a few of the fun memories we've surfaced:

Florida 1997

Oklahoma 2002       

Oregon 2003            

Hawaii 2006             

New Year Adventures on Mt. Hood

Click here for a video compilation Drew put together; and another one.  He included clips from year's past, but also footage from his and Grace's back country skiing adventures over New Year's weekend around Mt. Hood.... SO. MUCH. SNOW.  

Mummer's Parade

 

We checked out a controversial Philadelphia New Year's tradition today - the annual Mummer's Parade. Click here for photos.  We arrived too late to see the more elaborate - and perhaps more choreographed - parade entries.  Mostly we just saw a lot of guys in gold-painted sneakers drinking Miller Lites on Broad Street at 10am.  Click here for better photos, captured by local news.