Let me start this post by saying: It is going to take two posts to fit in all the pictures and movies. We were busy up in Vermont and Chloe had a blast with her cousins. She was worn out everyday. Chloe and I were only in VT for 4 1/2 days but somehow we managed to pack in a ton of snow time in those few days. She also learned the art of jumping on couches. Her cousins are masters of making forts out of couch cushions and jumping until their hearts are content or their legs are worn out. It was awesome to see her running around with them. Bridget and Joe were really great with her. Of course Bridget being a super nurturing girl really took Chloe under her wing and was willing to do just about anything to help out her "Chlo Bo." Here you see Chloe and Bridget at the bottom of a sledding run. Bridget was showing Chloe she didn't have to pick up the snow to eat it, she could just put her face down in the snow and eat til she was frozen. Chloe thought that was great. After all Chloe's favorite snack is a handful of snow. 
Aunt Reyna made the kids an awesome snow cave. I know she is an awesome mom. The kids are lucky. After she was done with the work the kids jumped and had a little rest.
Aunt Reyna took Chloe down on one of her first sledding runs. Soon after this Chloe decided it was much more fun to go on her own and Reyna and I got sidelined. Chloe was fearless. She would jump on the tubes and go zipping down the hill. When she would go flying off the tube and land in the snow she would just roll over and laugh. Clearly she is Doug's child when it comes to her sense of adventure. It is so much fun to watch her explore new things with such abandon.
Joe and Chloe working on some Couch Fort Making and most likely some jumping knowing the two of them. Joe is a jumping machine. 
Chloe trying to hit the hockey puck into the boards like her Cousin Joe was doing. Chloe adores hockey. I don't know if it because that is what she hears her Dad talking about or if she really likes it but, it is all she can talk about when it comes to sports. Oh please Sports Gods let her like running too, don't doom me to a life inside of freezing cold Hockey Rinks at all odd ours of the night and day :). Oh I hope this works this time. I can see the video of I click on it but not sure if others can. This is a video of Joe and Chloe on the rink in Reyna's backyard. Yes, I am being serious. My sister meticulously manages a rink in her own backyard. She made the form for it in late fall, she shovels all the snow off it, she lays down new layers of water to keep the ice nice and even built a fire pit area for the kids to rest after their skating. If this isn't the life for a kid, what is?
Chloe and Bridget swinging in the backyard.
