Snow!

Looks like we'll have a white Christmas after all! Woke up this morning to a beautiful landscape outside, watching Mark trying to shovel and deal with Zero thinking it was time to play and attack!
We continue to be thankful for many blessings and hope that all our friends and family are healthy, happy and blessed as well.
Sawyer was out of school for few days when he came down with a cold (maybe the flu?): high fever and overall feeling blah. A trip to the clinic in Rochester confirmed that it wasn't a blood infection, just something for his body to naturally fight off. Which it finally has. He's continued to feel tired but it's the cumulation of getting over being sick, working out at wrestling practice, and his blood counts being lower due to the cold and the latest treatment  (last Monday). Day by day he's feeling more energized now that he has a break from school and wrestling. We'll keep an eye on things and may have him scale back on wrestling work outs if it seems that they wear him down too much.
We look forward to spending time with my family on Monday as we gather at the farmhouse for dinner and get-together. Christmas morning we'll head to Bradford to spend time with Mark's family after we open presents at home.
We'll have a quiet week around the house after that but plan on spending a couple days around New Year's with some good friends in the Hudson Valley. Maybe we'll actually stay awake past midnight to ring in the new year!
Merry wishes and love to everyone!

Hair

It's not the best photo but hopefully will give you an idea of the curly hair! It actually looks lighter in this shot. He's getting it trimmed up today after school to help tame a few of the curls and to make sure it's a good length for wrestling.
We spent the weekend in Saranac Lake/Lake Placid area in the Adirodacks so  Sawyer could participate in a Wilderness First Aid course. He really seemed to enjoy it, and Mark and I certainly enjoyed our time hiking, shopping and eating while waiting for him each day!