Finally, Winter Solstice has Arrived

Today is the "shortest" day of the year, and we couldn't be more thrilled up here in Alaska.

Every day right before nap time (which, I should admit, is not as daily as it ought to be for Mr. B) Bentley has a melt down. "No, no! I don't want to take a nap. I don't want the sun to go away!".

He seems to think that the sun goes down BECAUSE he takes a nap, so if his mean Mommy would just let him stay up we could enjoy more sunshine around here. I wish! That would be an easy solution to the lack of daylight hours around here.

Although I really don't complain. We're lucky to normally have enough snow that even in the dark you get lights reflected off of all that lovely white cold powder. I think it's gorgeous. But Bentley? He is VERY opposed to the sun being on vacation.

So, I think I will bake him a treat today to celebrate the gradual return of daylight hours. I'm 100% sure he will think this is worth rejoicing about!