so long 2012.....hello 2013!

 

i'm looking forward to 2013

 

a new year, a new calendar, a fresh start 

 

out with the old, in with the new

no resolutions for me...how about you?

 

 

2012 was a tough year for our family

 

we endured loss...the kind that leaves your heart broken

and leaves you wondering if the ache that remains

will stay with you forever

 

but...

you move forward

 

one day at a time

and find joy and purpose in life again

the littles certainly help me find that joy

and one thing for certain...

they don't allow you to get to swallowed up in the past!

~*~

so....

in true littles style

 

we started out our new year with sledding, hot chocolate & roasting hotdogs on the fire 

 

 

this little wasn't too sure about all this

 snow, cold & sometimes the inability to stay upright

 

 

the one couldn't get enough of it!

 

 

the smile on this ones face tells you she was having a blast!

 

 

the deppens in lots & lots of layers

 

 

this little guy figured out if you get to the bottom

of the hill & cry...

 

grampie will carry you up!

 

we finished up the afternoon by roasting hotdogs on the fire

sides of chips, baked beans, fruit cups & hot chocolate with peppermint sticks

 

it was a perfect first day of the year

 

~*~