Winter Fun

We had a good amount of snow around these parts. It snowed most of yesterday, and because I didn't have to go anywhere, I found the snow to be beautiful and calming. (I imagine if you had to drive in it it probably wasn't so beautiful or calming to you.) Today ended up being sunny (wahoo!!!) and warm (at least it felt warm) so the 3 younger kids spent about 3 hours out in the snow building their snow fort. Andy is feeling a bit under the weather, so he stayed indoors.

I love capturing moments like this. These are the kinds of memories that make up a life - a life that is well lived in and very much loved.

Josh climbing through the snow tunnel/igloo they were trying to make. 

Elizabeth getting ready to go through the tunnel.

She made it through!

Miss Sarah. You know what is cool about this picture? Her pupils aren't dilated like they normally are. This is one of the few times I have seen them this small since her diagnosis. Hopefully, they will stay this way...

My favorite two girls in the whole wide world.

Frozen cheeks...(He went outside wearing a hat and winter coat along with the many layers of clothes he had on, but somehow the coat and hat were dismissed.)

Lily - enjoying being with her kids.

***An Update on Sarah: Sarah woke up yesterday with the spots still showing in her vision. They were no worse nor better than the day before when they first made their reappearance. When asked today how her eyes were doing she said that they were doing a bit better. She felt that she had over did it during the holiday's and that this was her body's way of telling her to cool it. She is back to eating healthy, taking her supplements, and getting the sleep she needs. Now, we have been here once before, over the summer, when she she started to see spots due to the heat and the exertion required to play on her soccer team. We were able to calm down that episode on our own, but she ended up being hospitalized again shortly thereafter because her vision deteriorated to the point where her ophthalmologist felt it was necessary to do so. While I am so glad that today her spots are not as pronounced as yesterday and the day before I am still on edge and not sleeping well with the abundance of 'what if's dancing around in my head. I will keep you posted as things change***