Have I mentioned that we have a raccoon that lives in our home? Yes, it's true. Andrew announced it at at breakfast a few months ago that he had gotten up in the night and heard pots and pans banging around, "it MUST have been a raccoon, mom and dad were already in bed!" He then went on to describe how raccoons are sneaky, like to get into things, and are nocturnal.
The raccoon has been blamed for months now for missing toys, lost library books, disappearing cookies, etc. Vaguely reminds me of Stephanie our imaginary roommate who never put toilet paper back on the roll! Ha! Just yesterday Andrew was missing something and Tanner looked sideways and with in a hushed voice said, "that sneaky raccoon!" I think it's hilarious! I hope our sneaky raccoon sticks around for years to come, he's so much fun with the kids!
These pics are old, but I need to catch up. In February we received a nice snow storm on a Saturday when Mike was home, most ideal! This is the view out my kitchen sink window into our backyard, I love it!
And this is the view of the back of my van while kids were taking a hot chocolate break! We made another great igloo, did a little sledding, and enjoyed yet another snowy day in Michigan. 
I'm pretty sure these next pictures were taken the week after our snow day. It was a gorgeous day and we headed out for a walk around our loop, which turned into an "exploration" in the vineyards. The boys got ahead of me and before I knew it, they were down in the vineyard and Andrew was yelling back to me, "Mom, we're on an exploration!" I love it! It got so warm, they were peeling off jackets, oh, and how could we forget Little Sis pictured below? Love these kids!
Last random picture. We have very high ceilings, too high in my opinion. Occasionally, we lose a ball or paper airplane on the landing in our entry way. The kids love to help retrieve stray toys. Whenever we do this, they all line up to take their turn, even Amelia! It's super high, notice that Mike's standing on a chair. 
