Ian's Second Birthday

Today we celebrated Ian's second birthday. He has been sick the past few days, so unfortunately, he couldn't play outside in the snow today. But Yukari made a nice snowman birthday cake for him, which we all enjoyed!

Snow

We had a quick snowstorm last night, and picked up a good 6 to 8 inches here on the eastern side of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A great day to try sledding down the hill in our new backyard.

A Warm Day in Winter

With a birthday gift for Ian from Aunt Liz, Uncle John, and their cousins, Luke and Ian enjoyed an unseasonably warm Saturday outside today. Thanks for the basketball hoop!

We have a hill in the backyard, so Ian is pointing to me: "get the ball please!"

Then, with the lack of snow this year, we were forced to sled down the hill using just the wet grass. Fun anyway!

Happy Anniversary

We celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary this past week. Yukari and I had a chance to get out to have a nice lunch at Mint, the new Indian restaurant in Boone, and see a matinee movie -- with the boys at a friend's house for the afternoon.

Our new home

We have been quite busy over the past few days moving into our new home here in the mountains of North Carolina. Setting up utilities and unpacking, and still getting a feeling for the house -- we are still settling in. Here is a photo of the front, we will post more as things finish up inside.