Successories

One of Clara's more charming traits is her love for accessories.  She will change outfits multiple times a day, try on Julie's jewelry when allowed, and otherwise accessorize at will.  Recently she was in Target and spied some eyeglasses that she wanted, and her mother, an accessory aficionado herself, obliged.  Also in rotation these days is the balaclava we bought her for skiing, which she was wearing one day while watching tv.  And of course skiing provides many accessories, like goggles and the such.  

Winter Vacation

The family took a long weekend winter vacation to our now familiar Grand View Lodge over Presidents Day.  It was one of the few bitterly cold weekends unfortunately, so outdoor activities were reduced, but we had a nice time and just enjoyed being away.  We hit our favorites: Ganleys for lunch, Bar Harbor for a nice dinner and Zorbas for a ridiculous kitschy dinner.  The girls hit the spa, Clara got very nice aqua polish on her toes.  Also staying at the Lodge was a group of 97 families on a Christian retreat, so it was busy.  But the highlight was while we were pretending to ice fish Julie scoped out a dog sled operation also on the lake.  It turned out it was an activity for the Retreat, but Julie appealed to their Christian kindness and they offered to do an extra lap with us.  So we ran over, quickly hoped on two sleds attached to a team of about 10 dogs and did a short lap on the frozen lake.  It was a great experience in a beautiful setting, but no time for pictures unfortunately.