January 2022!

An uneventful first week of January for A^4!  We are sending good thoughts to all of our family and friends and hope that everyone is doing well!

Amy only took pictures of the cats during the week but did manage to take photos of the humans during the weekend:)

On Saturday we went to Lime Hollow Nature Area in Cortland the high was in the upper teens - brrr but we had a good walk!

Ah, break and snack time!

Addie sitting in the perfectly curved tree trunk and Ayson doing a dead bug impersonation.

Addie the sloth

Kids...

On Sunday we went back to Tracy Lake.  The kids WANTED to hike at Tracy Lake.

Why?? They wanted to throw stick and snow on the ice.

A beaver has been hard at work!

The paperwhites that Addie received from Ms Annie and Mr Bob have bloomed!

Ha.  The plant is now taller than Addie.

Ayson and Adam made General Tso Chicken from scratch!  Ayson frying the chicken chunks.  The boys said it was awesome!

Happy New Year!

We hope everyone has an amazing 2022!

On Wednesday, Auntie Julie, Uncle Dan, and the cousins came over and so did Grandpa Chuck and his friend, Marie. 

Addie introducing Sage to the cousins, Grandpa, and Marie.

Headbands!!

Addie decorating the narwhal bank she received from the cousins - thank you!

Ayson and his spy glasses.

Ayson, Auntie Julie, and the cousins.

We took the family for a hike to Tinker Falls at Labrador Unique Area.

More games.  The kiddos also had fun playing hide and seek and Frogger.

And another hike (in the apple orchard) on New Years Eve.

Grandma Collene and her friend Mike came over for a visit on New Years Day.

Ayson made ice cream using ice and salt to cool/mix the half and half, sugar, vanilla, and salt.  Addie was at a Disney on Ice show for a friend's birthday party.

A Sunday hike at Tracy Lake! The kids trying to throw sticks on to the ice in the middle of the pond.

Addie would not give up.

The kids received another letter with more riddles and ciphers that they needed to figure out.  Can't wait for the next clues to arrive!!!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to our family and friends!  We hope that everyone is able to relax and enjoy time together.  

Earlier in the week, the kiddos opened a gift from Grandma Pat and Grandpa Roger - an anatomical model of the human torso!  Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa!

Ayson giving Addie a timed memory test.

Gingerbread houses!!

Ms Annie stopped over to the give the kiddos their salt clay ornaments (dried and finished) that they made together last Thursday evening.  Thank you!!!

The kids requested NO hiking on Christmas Day (they wanted to just relax, play, and eat junk food), so we went for hike on the 24th and 26th!  We made sure to hike at places that had snow as ours has melted.

Pratts Falls

Some sections of the trails are STEEP!

Shadow and Ayson chilling:)

The kids next to their letters to Santa - check out the size of the massive carrot!!  Hope the reindeer are hungry!

Checking out the note Santa left Christmas morning

Adam gave the family new Clemson clothing - thanks Adam!

Addie and 2 of her new stuffies.

Adam and his crazy lounge pants (there is a matching shirt)

Ayson living his best life playing video games.

Addie setting up her horse/pet farms sets.

Of course the pets received gifts too!  

Addie was SO happy to have gotten her dinosaur mask!

The kids opening another gift (Mystery Mail- with missions/tasks to complete) on the 26th.  Ayson must complete a spy mission and Addie must help slay a dragon.

A walk at Baltimore Woods is never complete without multiple rounds of hide and seek along the trail!

The boys having fun