Finally. Hopefully that was the longest month of Winter for us. There was way too much stuff going on and big stuff all at once at certain points. Here are some highlights…stick around until #10 it’s the best.
1. George’s 3rd Birthday. Man is he getting big. He is still the comedian. He loves recounting moments in our recent history by saying, “Hey mom remember that one time when…” this could have happened a week ago or an hour ago. Justice is important to him. He never goes a day without out saying, “Hey mom, how come Henry/JJ/Daddy/Emma got this or that and I didn’t” always in a low whine with a martyr-like huff at the end. He loves to jump over anything and from anything he can – his favorite is to jump on top of a pile of brothers.
He loved his birthday. It was all about Cars and Superheros.
2. Lots of Snow. This has been fun. But not anymore, I am over it.
3. The Pinewood Derby. 3 weeks to make the car of JJ’s dreams. The same 3 weeks that our van broke for good and John’s company was moving. This made for little time for the Pinewood Derby and lots of stress. We were prepping him during this time on how to deal with not placing in the race. This was our first PWD – we had no expectations BUT he got 5th Place – which means he gets to go to Districts!!! I was blown away. This is the car during construction and then at the race.
4. Battlestar Galactica. I’m hopelessly addicted. It is my crack and I stay up way too late watching it. Friends have been worried about why I’m so tired and I have to have to fess up. It’s ridiculous.
5. The Penguin Parade. Our zoo, does a Penguin Parade during the winter months on Sundays at 2pm – as long as the weather is below 50 degrees. I have to admit I was a skeptic – but it was so cute! Tips: Go Early, Stand by the Exit of the Penguin House under the sun. It doesn’t last long because they don’t force any penguins to parade – so it’s whoever wants too. The zookeepers said it’s always the same two penguins ready to go out the door.
7. My New Wheels. My van’s transmission went out on the way home from having dinner at Happy Joe’s for George’s birthday. It sucked. So I spent a week getting cross-eyed looking on the internet for what kind of car I wanted next and finding one to buy. I ended up getting a 2006 Toyota Sienna. I feel like a princess, my old van was a 1998 – so the perks are amazing to me. My favorite is the 8 passenger seating – I can fit 2 non-family members legally now. Wow. And true confession – as I headed out the door to run errands for the first time in my new ride – I actually wore make-up because the car is so fancy.
8. My Gift. John’s company moved offices which meant he worked over a weekend and he spent several long nights getting everything just right. Last Friday, he came home with a wrapped gift for me from his employers. It had a sweet note saying how they appreciate my patience and lending my husband to them. It was an iPad. Let me repeat. It.was.an.iPad. And it is fabulous. And I love it. They just moved up to one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in my book.
9. Emma is walking. So she’s up to about 10 steps and it is so cute. This is not a picture of her walking, just an adorable one.
10. Passing Time. Like I said it’s been a long month with long days. We’ve been doing all sorts of random things to pass the time. But this is my favorite. Emma on the Roomba (our robot vacuum).
