morning

 Mornings here are magical.
The light hits the peaks of those mountains first, 
and then slowly creeps into the sky.

There's so much white. 

 We wake slowly, 
snuggling together in front of the fire for a while before eating breakfast.

 Nicholas rides the bus now (super hooray!) so I get to stay warm and pajama-clad here with Ellie and my baby.

These mornings have been so quiet, so dreamy,
I've been having so much fun hanging paintings and mirrors and decorating, then redecorating (gotta get things in the right place!), organizing drawers and closets,
and unpacking boxes,
it's been lovely.