Pink Frosting Taste Test

Grace helps her mom satisfy a sugar craving by making big pink cookies. Although they only lasted a few days, the cookies were enjoyed by both Grace and her mother...Steve may have gotten one!

Grandpa Wright makes the switch from coffee to tea

Never mind that the man drinks his coffee so strong that the term mud doesn't seem appropriate, Grace convinces him to try some tea.

Auntie Al's Gift

This is one of Grace's favorite gifts. Auntie Al got her a giant stuffed dog that gets hugged everyday.

Tea for Two

Steve explains the fine art of serving tea.

Christmas Morning in Virginia

Gracie and Grandma Vicki both look pretty happy, and this is before the presents!

And then the sun came out

This is the view from our deck after the first snow.

Delicious!

Grace is too young to realize that snowflakes aren't "ripe" until January. She is also too young to realize that her later decision to remove her gloves so that she could get more snow into her mouth was not one of her better choices.

Maybe this snow isn't so bad after all...

Grace gets her first sled ride...unfortunately Mom doesn't have much winter gear, so the driveway was as far as we made it.

Blizzard #1

This is the 28 inches of snow that we received from the first blizzard...most of the Donnellys were still pretty excited about it at this point. Looking at this picture, I wonder if Grace knew what was to come.

Dad's Birthday Cake

I don't like the candles, I don't know the song, but if I get cake, I'm in!