MPH Mama: Holiday Rewind

Happy Holidays, readers! I was going to cram Christmas and New Years into one big post, but there were way too many photos, so I'll break it up. We had a great Christmas this year, which involved several days in NH with my parents, as well as having my in-laws at our place in Boston for a couple days. The snow in NH was thin and covered in ice, but the day we were supposed to leave, it snowed just enough to allow for some re-grooming, so we stayed another day to ski! Here are some photos to highlight our holidays:

Baby's first ski (out-of-utero, anyway)! Now before anyone freaks out, keep in mind that a) I've been doing it since I was old enough to walk, and b) I avoid steep downhills when I'm babywearing. She had a blast, in addition to a good nap!

Brian fells our Christmas tree

This may be the least Charlie-Brown-iest tree we've ever found in the woods!

Salt dough ornaments we made and gave to family as gifts. 1/2 cup salt, 1/2 cup flour, and 1/4 cup water (roughly)... kneed into a ball, flatten with a rolling pin, use a cookie cutter (or top of a wide-mouthed mason jar in our case) to make a circle, and press baby's hand in (easiest when she's fast asleep!). Don't forget to use a straw or pen to make a hole for hanging! Bake at low temp (~150) for at least a couple hours, then either seal with craft sealer or several coats of acrylic paint. I also traced the print with some sparkly craft paint to glitz it up. Ta da!