Spring!

It's honor of spring I planted some flowers.


Snow paint recipe: food coloring + water in a bike bottle. Score!

Be My Valentine

 Winter is fun, but it is long so for when it is many degrees. below zero Fahrenheit  (wimpy folks love to brag about their negative numbers in Celcius) we must think of other things to do when it is simple too cold to go outside. I know, like bake a cake or do a craft. Why not insist on a baking a 4 layer Valentine's cake. After all, swimsuit season is not just around the corner

 I do worry about my parents a little. My Mom gets far too much screen time these days. While running on the treadmill between Halloween and Valentines day she has watched every episode of "The Good Wife" and "Dowton Abby" . Seriously, somebody needs to monitor her screen time. In her defense , it would be a really bad idea to be running on icy roads this winter. (Oh..and spare the lecture about "babies are really safe in there" Yes..but find any OR team who really wants to operate on a pregnant women broken ankle, femur, elbow.)

Marquette skis are another story. Half way between a ski and a snow shoe with trails to be blazed out the back door. Pretty awesome. No lift line. It's pretty awesome how different the views are from summer, with no leaves on the trees and given it takes about 2 hours to go 4 miles...I think the risk of a high speed crash is ...nil.

 I do my best to look out for my Mom's health and well fare and offer post run massages whenever I can. I like to do the job with baby wipes. I really like baby wipes. I find them to be ever so effective in washing windows as well. When you take a step back, that little layer of aloe vera shows just how much work you have done.

My Dad had at least gets some outside time in racing his bike. Nice show for the camera  Daddio...both tires in the air. He raced in a race called the Polar Roll.

Dad ...What's a polar roll?

Baby Moon! February 2015

So this blog is a wee bit overdue...like 9 weeks over due.

It slipped my mind. You could say I had a blond moment.

Maybe I was just busy. I am always on the go. I love winter , but it was a long winter and time for travel to some place warm.

When they say it's not about the destination but the journey...they might be far off. Snowstorms and airlines do not make for speedy travel

Shout out to O'Hare and SFO for having mini childrens' museums in the airport.

Our perseverance (with a 3 day late arrival ) to get to Maui paid off. 

I hiked, splashed, and laughed the entire time.

I also accessorized with great delight. Those are not floatation devises...the are pool jewelry. Gee! Get it right.

 Hawaii really is great for everybody. My Mom went running before dawn each morning. My Dad rented a surfboard, and I took advantage of every opportunity for fun.

 I love the beach.

 Our family is going to expand this spring and by that I don't mean stuffed animals count, even though my George is truly family. We are not getting a puppy either.

I'm getting a baby brother so I guess that makes this trip my baby moon. 

Bring On 2015

 I booted up and headed out to the hill to finish out 2014 with a bang.

 I'm a little bit into pink these days in case you were wondering. When it's hot wear pink, and when it's cold wear more of it. A lot more of it. My Mom and I spent a  good few hours tromping around the ski hill. When you are 35 pounds, the sliding down the hill is the easy part. More impressive than skiing is my ability to trudge up and down a huge flight of steps to the bathroom without falling, getting pee on my snow pants, or dropping any of my winter apparel on a slushy floor. My Mom was darn proud of my efforts and outcomes.

 2015 You are my oyster...as soon as I finish my lunch and have a nap.

New Year's Eve we partied big around my place. Preschool style. The ball dropped at 12:00...P.M.

In 15 years, if this is the aftermath from a NYE bash there will be some happy parents around these parts. In truth, it was meant to be an outdoor party with sledding and exploring the backyard/back country, but the thermometer read -1.5....so indoors and sans cocoa we wee ones played...It does seem  some others successfully bundled and found some happy places to close out the year. 

 
There is no place like home for the holidays!

Merry Christmas!

I love Christmas time. The snow, the tree, the lights, the cookies, the caroling, the family. It is a wonderful time of the year.

Grandma Judi came to spend Christmas with us. She is one of my BFF's for sure.

I delivered all the presents, delivered them with great cheer I might add.

My Grandpa Bruce got me an awesome gift. My very own head lamp. If the days are short, light up the nights. Did you know Strider makes a ski attachment for Strider bikes? Santa  did. So yes, I am a snow biker at age 3 and with my head lamp illuminating the snow I can even ride at night. Soon people will call me "The great snow rider" or "The great night rider" I haven't decided which has a better ring to it.

Back to delivery of gifts....Special delivery was upgraded to speedy special delivery when I got my beloved pink roller skates.

I wanted them so, so, so bad and I knew I would only get them from Santa if I was on the good list.

No, I am not wearing a helmet or pads because I'm just skating inside. Yes, I am allowed to skate inside the house. What did you think I was going to wait until May to try these things outside? Please!

Christmas is about the birth of Baby Jesus. Guess what, the rest of my family's Christmas will not to my Mother's chagrin seamlessly be delivered Santa's sleigh come until late April when we will welcome a Baby Boy to our family.