New York and Snow!

We took a family trip to New York in January. Abby loved getting to know her Grandma and Grandpa VanDerwerken and her Aunt Jenny. We had so much fun. It snowed on us 3 times so Abby got to know what cold really means. Abby didn't like to get dressed up in warm clothes and just wanted to run around in a onsie all the time. She is such a Texas girl. On our first Saturday there, we went out to the Farm to go sledding. We bundled Abby up nice and warm but she wasn't ready for the freezing cold snow to splatter up into her face. Here are some pictures of her and John sledding on their first run. Both are action shots.

This hill is definitely steeper than this pictures looks.

John was so proud and had so much fun.


Abby thought she could probably do without the wet cold. She didn't like to keep her gloves on either.

We tried to go down as a family but Abby hated it so much she screamed until Grandpa saved her.

Here she is happy again to not be touching the snow.

Abby liked the "Get the snow off your boots" dance Daddy taught her. She stomped around the porch until we made her go inside.

We got to see a lot of friends while we were there. Julie and Miguel went to dinner with us and thought Abby was the biggest crackup ever! We also saw other friends from John's high school but unfortunately we didn't get pictures with them.

We tried sledding a second time. Abby didn't mind sitting with me as John slowly pulled us along. As you can see it was snowing that day.

John's friend Brian Sascawitz came sledding with us! I couldn't get up the hill in my slippery boots so he had to help me up the hill every time!

Abby enjoyed watching this time. We didn't make her go down the hill.

Abby loved Grandpa's "Man Cave" in the basement. It had a nice fire, big tv, and her own personal rocking chair. Here she is giving me the stink eye.

We went to dinner at Aunt Arla's house and took our final family pictures there. Abby loved being spoiled by Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Jenny. I think she had at least 5 fruit snack packs a day, got to do whatever she wanted, and watched Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, and Snow White over and over and over. Every time we pass their picture Abby yells, "Gramma, Jenny!"

Here is a picture of John's Aunt and Uncle Wilding and cousins. Abby thought they were so funny.

We had a great trip and can't wait to come back but preferably when it isn't so cold.