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Meet my best friend, Meera.

I love sliding. Can we slide today?

I got out the cookie sheet...

What is this red thing and why does dad say it is going to rock my world?




That was awesome! Dad, you're right! I can't believe mom is so cheap she wanted me to slide on a cookie sheet when there are red sleds! You know, Pop told her to buy me one while he was visiting. I guess he knows how she is too.
Saturday ski:

Sunday ski:

Mom thought it was funny that Dad had just finished the Great Nordeen Ski Race (30K), but I was the one napping. She doesn't understand how hard it is to pull every single pot, pan, utensil, and avocado out of the kitchen and run them into the living room.


Just because:





Got my going out shirt on for dinner at the neighbors.

Nice short commute for a tasty dinner. Best part - they let me empty their tupperware cupboard on the floor and they built tupperware towers with me. They are also way better cooks than mom and dad. I am considering relocating.

I missed the sunrise this morning. I needed to catch a couple extra z's after our dinner party ran late - plus I had a big day planned.

Skiing!

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Why are you doing this to me mom?

Woman! Where are my ingredients!? I have so much to do!


This carrot and apple are not going to cook themselves!


I'm up! Let's do this. Where is Dad?

I'll find him...

I really need to step things up in the kitchen. I need more equipment.

You don't understand why I need more pans? Silly parents. Wha ha ha.

What would I put on my head?

We were invited for dinner at another family's house. Mom and Dad stressed about what to bring. They made an avocado caprese salad

and bread. The other family got sick, so we didn't go. More bread for me.

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Just because:

Fine Mom. I'll clean up after myself. God, you are such a nag.





Let's go skiing Dad!

Phew, that was a hard ski today. I need a snack.

Dr. Chris is FUN! He talks a lot. I talk a lot. We have a lot in common.

So much snow. Tree behind the house.

Pile in front of the house.


Emmett on the pile.

Emmett eating the pile.




What? I thought you baked cookies on this thing. You can use it as a sled?



After all that snow play, we worked up an appetite. Dinner at Laughing Plant helped. Pulled pork, orange-miso yam and butternut squash puree, spinach, chile maple roasted brussels sprouts, Korean BBQ sauce, and ginger-apple cauliflower relish.

The special vindaloo...

This place is cool. They have dinosaurs. (Mr. Emmett is wearing his Dad's sweater. Yes, his Dad's sweater. That's one old, old sweater. Nana Doviak knitted it. It is awesome!)

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It just keeps snowing.

And it has been cold. Wear your hat in the house temperatures.

A serious chef is impervious to the cold. Emmett cooked up a lot of different dishes. Here are some of the highlights:

Puzzle piece saute.

Frogs legs.



Naked chef:

Work hard - play hard. Mr. Emmett did some skiing on the carpet.

Followed by a real ski up to Tumalo Falls.







We made it 6.4 miles.

Some of us did more work than others of us.

Christmas sweaters:

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We believe it is totally OK to wear Christmas PJ's until New Year Day.
This week Em actually built something with his blocks. The construction was not exactly up to Pop standards...

I need to be very careful so it doesn't

fall down!

I have to write thank yous for all my presents?

No thanks. You do it, mom. Dad really needs my help making flan.


Life is good. I've got monster feet pjs, a pet bat, and a pet turtle. Does it get better than this?

Yes, yes it does. Skiing with Dad is the best! Throw in a tailgate picnic that involves copious amounts of peanut butter and it can't be beat!

New Years Eve dinner:
Mom and Dad had posole,

margaritas, and flan.

I went with yogurt and applesauce.



I have to think about my figure after all.

Perhaps, along with pooping in the toilet pronto, Mr. M should resolve to hit the gym.