We enrolled Maya in a day long skiing class. I stopped in a few times to check on her progress. She is a natural skier and had a smile on her face the whole day. After her 6 hour course she still wanted to keep going. When we managed to coral her into the van, however, she was fast asleep in short order.

The kids are on winter break this week and I took a vacation day to spend with the family. We got an early start and travelled to Sunapee, NH for a day of skiing. Conditions were perfect and to our surprise, there were no crowds. 

Naturally, a photo of all the cousins was required as well. 

Despite concerns about shaking the camera, Kyle took a nice photo of the adults before Mark’s family had to leave for the airport. 

Mark has just finished removing oatmeal from most outer surfaces of his daughter after she insisted on feeding herself this morning. 

Mario has become quite the handsome young man. 

A little water in between waffles. 

This evening was my family night and I chose a Belgian waffle dinner. Jeanine prepared an outstanding batch which were consumed as fast as she could make them. Sophia employed an especially efficient technigue loading each hand with a chunk of waffle and alternating left and right. 

As promised, there will be no shortage of Sophia photos this weekend. 

At Mark’s request, we dined at Caruso’s in Melrose, one of his favorite restaurants when he lived in Boston. 

Perhaps my favorite of the day. 

The first of many Sophia photos. Could their be a cuter subject? 

I do not know what this sign means but I think she comes in peace. 

Rory with his infectious smile.