Connecticut.

Did we really just spend two weeks in Connecticut? Why does it seem like we never left?

We spent our nights at our lovely Auntie Jeanie's bed and breakfast. Oh, I mean house. Waking up to homemade scones, a yard full of sticks and woods that needed to be explored, rocks begging to be jumped off of- we never wanted to leave. One of our favorite things to do? Scare and make Aunt Jean truly believe that there was a ghost in her house moving her furniture around. Did it work? I think so, even though she helped make the scary costume. 

See, Aunt Jean- it was just Teigue and Stella! Silly, silly Aunt Jean!

On the second morning that we were there, I looked out the kitchen window and saw snow, glorious snow, falling. I was so excited- it has been years since I have seen snow fall. I wanted to wake the kids right away- it wasn't supposed to snow, there was no snow in the extended forecast and there was no telling how long this would last. Being from San Diego, they had never before seen snow fall. Sure they played in it during our month in Bend, but to see it come from the sky? Never. What if they never got the chance again? Well, I suppose that when we move to Bend they will but... This was a first! I decided to go against the old saying of never waking sleeping children and woke my little man.  

I was expecting him to be all excited and run around the yard trying to catch snowflakes. Instead, he just sat on the porch and stared. I thought maybe he was still sleeping and was really tired from travel, and that was why he was not overly excited. Actually, it was just the opposite. He was just concentrating on watching the snow fall. I mean- what else would one do when one sees snow fall for the very first time in their lives?

Did they enjoy it? I think Teigue would have stayed outside all day. Jayno decided she had enough after an hour- but that was only because her little hands got a teensy bit cold. Oh, and after playing in the snow, Mr. Fox has decided that the move to Bend might not be such a bad idea after all, since it snows there all the time.

We also discovered how much fun frozen ponds are and what a blast one can have attempting to crack the ice. 

We had a wonderful trip to NYC where we hung out with Uncle Kev, our new favorite person in the whole wide world Kelly, some old T Rex bones, slept through Times Square and a crazy Toys R Us complete with ferris wheel and braved the crazy and so much fun subway.

But the best part of the trip? The part that can not be recreated in San Diego, Bend or anywhere else that we may travel? Spending time with our family and seeing the kids just so enjoy being with their cousins, aunts and uncles, and Grandma and Grandpa. It truly is amazing how they may not see their cousins very often, but it seems as no time has passed when they do.

Introducing Lil to the wonderful world of Treasures.

We discovered that Finn loves to dance to "Ain't Nothing Wrong With That" just as much as we do...if not a tad bit more.

And finally, to close out our two weeks worth of adventure, the littlest members of the Fox family joined the exclusive Rock Society.