Today marks the last day of Grace's two-week Christmas break. The first week was spent with family and dominated by the craziness of Christmas. This past week was more relaxed, with time spent at the kids' art studio, children's museum, a friend's house, and the local ice-skating pond. This morning, the four of us went sledding, which Grace participated in with her characteristic enthusiasm and fearlessness. Even Tess — who until today had only been pulled around on flat surfaces — took several runs down the hill by herself (from the halfway point), giggling the entire way. This family outing was a fitting end to a fun-filled break. I've really enjoyed spending so much time with Grace, but I'm clearly not as entertaining as a room full of 5-year olds, and I think she's ready to get back to the routine of school. I'm going to miss having her around the house all day — and oddly enough, I'm even going to miss the stress of keeping her from bouncing off the walls.
Travelingjenny 
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