2010

A last minute invite to welcome 2010 with Miss T and her family at their beach house. What a sweet way to celebrate endings and beginnings, with friends who are like family.

(Zach plays horsie to Little T while his best friend Miss T and he devour a new book together by the fire)

We all parked ourselves in front of a roaring fire (what a treat for us boat dwellers!) and spent the evenings reading, eating way too much, and generally being silly. We never quite made it to midnight. At 10:30pm the mamas made an executive decision to manipulate the children's lack of clock reading skills and declare it midnight, complete with count down and balloon popping. And then it was off to sleep, bidding good night and Happy New Year to the full moon  over the frigid Atlantic Ocean.

(liquid moonshine over the ocean is pure magic)

The days were biting and gray, but that can't stop the will of children drawn to the sea. With his new treasure bag in hand (made by our fabulous neighbor Super Jen and inspired by Soulemama's book) it was shell hunting time. The wild winter waves and winds tossed a bounty of shells on to the beach which the kids plucked up with frozen little fingers.

And then it was back to the fireplace. Oh how we loved on that fireplace! It was a perfect get away to ring in the New Year.

(Zach and daddy hypnotized by the flame. Fireplaces are the only thing my husband claims to miss about land life.)

This is going to be a busy week for our family... so although I will try to drop in each day, I may play hookie here and there. Big plans on the horizon...
In the mean time, check out Hip Mountain Mama's One Small Change challenge. More on that tomorrow...