My kind of winter

I know we need snow and moisture and all that, but this winter is the best! I can easily do without snow. If it keeps up like this in years to come, I might not have to become a snowbird. We spend so much more time outside. Even though it still gets really cold, to me it doesn't feel as bad without all the snow and wet to walk through. Since we don't have a yard yet, our mud really has been kept to a minimum this year as well. Another plus. Horses get ridden more than normal winters, and I  don't have to worry quite as much about all the animals staying warm.  The dogs LOVE our daily trek through the orchard. We see a lot of deer tracks, and every single day we scare up at least one jack rabbit. I am just tickled pink to live where we do. I couldn't ask for anything better.
The girls love the orchard as well. They get sticks and knock down the old mushy apples that a few trees still have on them.

The kids made cupcakes so of course, we took a picture!