Wallpaper is Evil!

I've been seriously out of the loop for the last week and a half as I've been taking down the wallpaper in the boys' room. Why did you do this the week before Thanksgiving, you ask? Because I am a glutton for punishment and work best under pressure. So, I finished removing the last of the blasted birdhouse wallpaper this morning. What a sense of accomplishment. Now I need to sand, patch, and paint. This all pales in comparison to the job that is now behind me. I'll post some photos once it is complete. Think superheros.

Conner FINALLY lost his first tooth. However, the adult tooth has begun to grow in behind the baby tooth so it really doesn't have as great a "lost tooth" impact. Oh well...this is the first of many more.

We had our first snow this morning - thus the photo up top. Very exciting. This past weekend, we got the whole family outfitted with skis, boots, etc. at the annual ski swap. Now all I have to do is get the boots and bindings fitted and we can hit the slopes. I'm fairly certain Conner will do well, it's Grady that is the wild card. He does not like to be cold. I'm planning on hitting the slopes with Grady at a local hill, Pat's Peak, for morning skiing. This should be a nice activity for us to do together during the long winter.

So that's us in a nutshell. We're off to Montreal this weekend. On our way, we'll be visiting the Vermont Teddy Bear Company so that a teddy bear of ours can visit the infirmary...his legs have mysteriously become detached from the rest of his body. We will also be cutting down the Johnson Family Christmas Tree on our way back through Vermont on Sunday. Sadly, we won't be making the annual trip to Bethlehem - we go there every year to cut down our tree - so Vermont will have to do. I'm quite sure we'll be able to find something in the great north woods!