More snow pictures

Remember the drift on the BBQ grill?

Well, it lost some of its umph in the sun.

I love that it looks like an ocean wave. I'm imagining I'm back in San Diego, it's sunny and 75...

And check out the snow slipping off our neighbor's roof. It looks like a solid curtain draping downward.

My man

He makes it look easy:

It should be noted that he was actually cleaning up my mess from when I shoveled last. Guess I'm just not good at shoveling. Darn.

WInter morning

Last Saturday was one of those mornings that every single branch and twig was covered in ice. It was so beautiful. When I see trees like this, I always imagine trying to recreate this effect by hand. It would be impossible to cover every single little twig and bump with a layer of ice. I just love that there are still so many things man (or woman) can't do alone.

As I drove down the road, I kept seeing beautiful forests here and there. I ended up snapping a shot of a tree in a Walgreens parking lot. But it was as pretty as the ones in the forest, I promise! My camera phone doesn't do it justice.

Sledding

hot chocolate

Adam's not really big enough to have a lot of fun in the snow yet.

But, he's a big fan of the warmup hot chocolate with marshmallows.

Unappetizing

I am a big fan of bread puddings. My favorite recipe is a Pumpkin Bread Pudding from Smitten Kitchen and it has note on the top that I wrote that says "not too sweet. Perfect!!" Well, this time it was even less sweet. I must have been trying to do too many things at once, and I completely forgot to add any sugar. Ummm, yuck. I've discovered that maple syrup drizzled over the top is fantastic, however! And Adam likes it just fine plain. He's a strange kid.

On an even more disgusting note, Adam likes green bean flavored hummus. Sorry, I should have prepared you more for that. I had runny pureed green beans, and since he insists on running the spoon himself, I needed to thicken it a bit. So I tried some super thick homemade hummus on a whim. He devoured it. It almost turns my stomach to make it, but I guess its worth it to get at least one veggie down this carb-ivore.

Minnesota Girl

You live in Minnesota, kid. You gotta pull your own sled!

Atta girl!

Combo holiday

Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Chinese New Year!

We celebrated with Strawberry Cheesecake Eggrolls. Yum, fried cheesecake!

Adam's first word

The boy is obsessed.

Hills in China

Our mini version of the limestone hills in China:

I've always wanted to see the real thing: