Sunday, May 17, 2015

Springtime... At Last!

It's finally spring time!  We've started with a little planting.  We have some black-eyed-susan seeds and two eager helpers.

        

          
 
 A little mixing, a little water, and then we fill the pots!





 And a surprise friend in the garden!


And the best way to wrap up the weekend?  A trip to Kimball's for ice cream!



         

         

We stopped to see the animals...



         

And we played a little too...







Friday, January 30, 2015

Blizzard of 2015

What do you do when there's a blizzard outside?  Why, stay in your pajamas all day, of course!

   

Then, after a while, you get a little stir crazy and spend half an hour getting dressed and into your gear and head out into the storm.


And the best way to get around?  Being pulled on a sled by Mommy!




The snow almost three feet deep at the point we went outside...


...which means the only remaining place for a snow angel is the middle of the driveway.


The pile from the snowplow at the end of the driveway was over 6 feet tall.


 Emma needed a little boost to get up to the top.


But getting down was pretty easy!


Dave said when he came out, the snow drifts were about "this high".  (Our garage doors also a bit taller than normal.)

 

This is the path to the front door, only a couple of inches wider than the sled.


 What's more fun than sledding down the driveway?


Before we went back inside, we had to take some measurements.


Almost three feet deep...


...and still coming down!



Here's a little bit of our fun as the snow started to pick up again.



 We got back inside, just in time.  Any longer and this guy would have turned into a snowman.


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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Winter 2015

Here's a smattering of what we've been up to so far this year...

On New Year's Day we went to Nana and Grandpa's house and played with our cousins.



The next weekend Emma started ski lessons.




Jonathan has been loving his books and reading a lot lately.


He has been signing a lot more words and "chicken" is a favorite of his.



We've been playing inside a lot because it's been so cold.


Hmmm... maybe a little too much...




Jonathan has been hard at work, minding the pet store.

     

But he always has time for a quick snuggle.


This was our first real snow storm of the season, two days before the blizzard.





Man overboard!


Daddy has all the fun!


Sledding.


Jonathan's objection was not to the slide down the hill, but to Mommy having walked away from him.


We also went to an indoor play gym.


      

Signing for "help".

No, really!  Put down the camera and help us!


 

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