Melt a Mommy's Heart

Eliza doesn't know I'm sharing this special moment, so please don't ask her about it. She handed me a note at bedtime yesterday. And here's what my little kindergartener wrote completely on her own: I like you Mom. I bet you like me. I love you. I know you love me. I like it when you help me. I think you are glad when I help you. Love Eliza
Life really is much simpler than I make it. I left in the misspellings (there weren't any.) I couldn't be happier with her.

The Sledding Saga

After a week in the 40's, yesterday the temperature was below freezing and we could actually walk on top of the deep snow. We went sledding a week or two ago and had to trudge up the hill sinking up to our knees in the snow every step of the way. So, when we saw the chance to try it again without the sinking, we were excited. Well, we learned quickly that if the snow is icy enough to walk on, then it is very fast for sledding. Eliza and Belle took a run fast as lightning. At the bottom they rolled off the sled, and Belle came up crying. The left side of her face got scraped. I said, "These are kind of dangerous conditions." Erik disagreed. Then I took Alexus down on my lap, we also fell off before we got going too fast. Alexus came out of my arms and scraped her cheek. I said, "I think we should go home." Erik was still not convinced so Eliza took another run. She was great and even took the jump at the bottom of the hill. But she didn't land on the sled and scraped her cheek. At which point Erik conceded and we all went home. It's hard to see but the top picture is the girls today with their scrapes.