Hello from New York,We have finally gotten some snow! The kids and I were outside most ofthe day on Saturday sledding and building an igloo. Those rectangularrecycling bins are perfect for making ice blocks. It turned out greatand was just big enough for three people. We kind of cheated at the topthough and instead of placing an ice block in the middle we just put adisk sled over the opening and covered it with snow. The kids wereamazed at how warm and quiet it was inside. We're supposed to get moresnow this week and only hope that it will hold off long enough for Paigeand I to make it to NYC. For our winter get away this year we are goingto spend 1 week in the city. We have lived in NY for 6 years now andhave never been so we figure it is time. More to come in next month'sletter.Paige has recorded another two songs on her CD, which brings her up to 6out of the 11 that she has written. The plan is to continue to record 2- 3 every month so it should be done soon. They sound great and thekids love hearing "their" songs coming from the stereo. Paige has spentmost of her time this month planning "Faith in God" activities and theNYC trip.Megan is still just as busy as her mother. I think that 90% of hergenetic make-up is from Paige, which is a good thing when you considerthe other possibility. She has recently written a song and dance thatshe is teaching to a group of her friends with plans to perform it soon.She always has a novel or two under construction, and has decided thatshe will be attending BYU Hawaii for college. Of course she hasstipulated that I have to find a job there as well so that we can all gotogether. I kind of like that idea.Marikah continues to amaze us all with her powers of observation. Sherecently told me exactly where my snow shovel was (the boys had left itin the neighbors yard) and where my keys were (they were exactly wherethey were supposed to be). After Paige and myself, she is the primarycaretaker of little Camilla. We can always trust that if she is incharge she will know exactly where the baby is and what she is doing.Dallin is enjoying cub scouts and just got his bobcat badge. Since thenwe have walked on balance beams, written in secret code, and exchangedletters written in invisible ink as we work on his wolf badge. He hashis first pine wood derby coming up and if I let him work on the car I'msure he will enjoy it.Caleb has actually been fairly calm the past couple of months. I'm sureit is the calm before the storm, but he is such an upbeat kid that youhave to admire his resiliency. He is enjoying his art class and can'twait for this summer so that he can start lacrosse. Again there aresome that would question our wisdom letting Harve play a game where yourun around hitting each other with sticks, but hey he has not shotanyone with an arrow yet so why not.Camilla's big news is that she now has parents that know how to care forher hair. An African American member of our ward kindly informed usthat we were doing it all wrong and came over the next day with a bagfull of combs, picks and hair gel. She then showed Paige how to dobraids. Camilla did not like it very much and voiced her complaints.Our friend said that, "she will get used to it" and continued braiding.As for me I am staying busy with work and family. I was invited againthis month to give a seminar on business planning at the Simon BusinessSchool. I have no experience in teaching (outside of Primary) so it hasbeen an exciting/nerve wracking experience. I was tempted to have theclass stand and sing "Once there was a snowman" but took the slide outof my presentation at the last minute. I also can't wait to see littleKeegan Lance in the next couple of weeks. I hope to see some of you aswell.Love Lance, Paige, Megan, Marikah, Dallin, Caleb, and Camilla