It has been a busy and fun winter......here is a quick update on what we have been doing........
Chris was able to make it and enjoy, despite a nasty cold and a bout of laryngitis, his most coveted weekend with his college buddies. His cold didn't delay his late night jam sessions, hockey games out in the bitter cold, and usual early fall out of the poker tourney. He may have paid for it in the following THREE weeks that the cough/cold stuck around for.....but given the choice again I don't think he would have changed a thing. Here is the "glory day" group.....
I also wanted to include some photos of the Blizzard of 2011 otherwise known as Snow-pocalypse 2011. It came fast, people spoke only of it for two days straight as businesses closed, school was closed for two days, roads took days to get plowed, and driveways took basically all day to shovel. We got a reported 16 inches and snow drifts beyond belief.....
And so we start....I love this picture as Chris looks at the snow plow thinking it would take this guy 30 seconds to do our drive if he was willing.....unfortunately he wasn't so it took us 4 hours.
The kids had a field day.....powder of fun, as far as the eyes can see.....
Literally snowed in!
Trying to save our deck from the weight of 16 inches of snow.
Coco living the dream in Chicago .....love the street parking.
Grandma's house with the lake effect drifts.
My Brady man is taking his first sports sampler class and it started out a bit rough, not knowing anyone, new teacher.......not being the kid to accept new situations.....but we held tough....it was really only the first class that he was unsure of......ever since then it has been.....Mom is sports class today??......last Friday he even was ordering me to drive faster as he didn't want to miss one minute of class. They have messed around with basketball, soccer, floor hockey, kickball.....he is loving it, and so am I since he has voiced an interest to play soccer this spring, hopefully this will be a nice transition.
Rounding the bases.....
So yeah some things are new for my little man ......but then some are not......still the struggle to get that first piece in his mouth.......oh it is painful......and it kills me because more often than not if I FORCE the first bite (because of course it looks odd and not like a pizza or hamburger) he usually ends up liking it and finishing the rest by himself. ABSURD. Look familiar Ma?
My Brooklyn is also trying some new things this winter she is currently taking Hip Hop dancing.....haha.....parents are not allowed to watch so no pix yet.... will have to wait for the performance. She also started piano and seems to like it, we are still trying to instill the will to want to practice a bit more. She seriously at 7 knows more about music than I do at thirty........something........ So dance and Piano and ...........
She is also super independent lately.....making her self breakfast, getting dressed by herself, bathing.......we are seeing the light. She even cleaned and re-arranged her room on her own (the clean really only lasted a few days)
Rounding the bases.....
The teacher commented....."looks like someones dad plays baseball" as he felt it necessary to slide into home plate!
So yeah some things are new for my little man ......but then some are not......still the struggle to get that first piece in his mouth.......oh it is painful......and it kills me because more often than not if I FORCE the first bite (because of course it looks odd and not like a pizza or hamburger) he usually ends up liking it and finishing the rest by himself. ABSURD. Look familiar Ma?
My Brooklyn is also trying some new things this winter she is currently taking Hip Hop dancing.....haha.....parents are not allowed to watch so no pix yet.... will have to wait for the performance. She also started piano and seems to like it, we are still trying to instill the will to want to practice a bit more. She seriously at 7 knows more about music than I do at thirty........something........ So dance and Piano and ...........
THE PHONE!
I say it as an extra curricular activity because it is she is obsessed. She calls Arizona for at least 30 minutes a day to talk to G'ma & G'Pa (thanks for always willing to talk!) I have parents calling me saying "Brooke just left us a message" SHE DID? We tried to tell her that "back in the day" we would have to pay for each "long distance" call and you have to pay for each minute you are on a cell phone. She didn't get it........I fear if Chris doesn't work out of the house at some point and doesn't get free phone service and this one becomes a teenager.....WATCH out......
She is a talker!
She is a talker!
She is also super independent lately.....making her self breakfast, getting dressed by herself, bathing.......we are seeing the light. She even cleaned and re-arranged her room on her own (the clean really only lasted a few days)
Brooke also continues to loose teeth......she has five gone now.....This was the letter she left for the tooth fairy.....I mean it only makes sense (to her) to get $5 for her fifth tooth gone......Funny enough the Tooth Fairy didn't think it made sense.
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