Party

Otto dog is eating moose poop. This is of great interest and is deemed scandalous by the ~2-year-old set

Dying eggs with homemade vegetable dyes with Wilder's family

Easter

(Mommy made these! A parents project from Ava's school)

Post-chocolate hike

Japanese restaurant, rubberbanded chopsticks

owling (unsuccessful)

planter destruction

hike with friends

Daddy left the flour out and turned his back just long enough

Big snow

Sledding hill

The big snowball was already there

Sitting on the birch stump

Red bathrobe, missing tooth

Ready to shop. She found and put on the sunglasses all by herself. I suggested she put her "credit cards" in her purse and show Daddy.

Playing together outside

Peek-a-boo behind the stump

Wet felting with friends

Icy school playground

Crown

Ava declared this a picnic

The green bathrobe has a new owner

Ceremonial start to the Iditarod! The 85 mushers who are currently competing in the 1000-mile Iditarod, from just north of Anchorage to Nome, ran their dog teams and sleds through town on Saturday for the traditional ceremonial start. Awesome.

Concert at school

Careful steps on the ice with Rachel. Anytime she slips, for whatever reason (water in the bathroom, socks on wood floor), Rosemary declares: "Ice!"

Got some finger pain in her eye.