TRADITION, TRADITION....

Long ago and far away, in the good ol' Alaska years, we learned how much fun (and how important) it is to form family traditions. Today we kept alive one of the silliest and the most joyful.

When the first significant snowfall of the year covers the yard, everyone gathers to run around the house barefoot in the snow. That's right! BAREFOOT. All the way around the house. We now have three generations willing and eager to participate, and today we added a new member the the team as Dana joined the stampede, paused for some of the obligatory "toes in the snow" photos, and comported herself with suitable abandon with all the rest of us.

This year's trek was a little more disorganized that previous outings, and not everyone is in the picture on display, but y'all get the idea. It's another together thing, and next year, Eli will join us too.

Our winter has officially begun. What are your winter traditions?