Year in Review 2025

This year was a wild one. Between the news, the kids, and my company, it felt like I was chasing my tail for 12 months straight. It was crazy and chaotic but in all the ways that makes life rich and full. It was full of all the things that make a life worth living with people I love in places I thrive in. We took the kids abroad (first time we took both of them together), I learned a new hobby (weekly tennis lessons all year), Whitney started a Pre-K program at his elementary school, and my business thrived. We balanced weekends home with camping trips, skiing weekends, and a road trip to Canada. Winter was spent on the slopes, spring at home, the summer in all the water split between Cedar Lake and the beach, and fall in our favorite northern states. It was a magical year for their ages (2 and 4) and a year that challenged us as parents and partners. We grew, we changed, we filled out calendar and enjoyed our neighborhood. 2025 was good to us and I can't wait to see what the new year brings. 

Trips
Skiing at Pico and Killington (solo and with the kids)
Backcountry skiing the Sherburne Trail in New Hampshire 
10 Days in Ireland with the kids 
Summer Killington/Quechee Gorge, Vermont
A week in Canada at Lac-Brome

Camping
May: Witch Meadow Lake, Connecticut
June: Hammonasset State Park in Connecticut
July: Riverside Park Campground, Maine
September: Lake Taghkanic State Park, New York
October: Maple Brook Campground, Vermont

January

January is always a slow month which is what we always need. After the chaos of the holidays, we slow down and savor the slower month before the birthday month of February starts the chaos again. We skied a Powder Ridge, baked in the kitchen, took the dog for hikes, and spent a lot of time in Whitney's new power wheels rolling through the neighborhood. 

Skiing with Whitney

Piper at Adam's new piano

Whitney's new power wheels

Hikes with Piper and Otto

Mini chefs