Emily

When this picture was taken, the Wiggin family had included Vera the dog for about two hours.

School's out this week for February break, but there's basically no snow hereabouts for the kids to play in. For Joshua, Emily, and Andrew, a trip to the artificial snow at Seacoast Park in Windham, Maine, solved the problem neatly. The kids went tubing all day Monday, and came home to . . . a forecast for plenty of snow on Tuesday. Winter's coming back to northern New England; the rest of the country can relax now. 

First bike ride. And then, right on down that same sidewalk, first day of kindergarten.