Jack & Will

More Fun in the (Snowy) Sun

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:44:18 -0500

We played with Daddy outside today again but he’s back to work tomorrow and we’re off to re-stock our winter storm supplies because, if you can believe it, we’re expecting 8-12 more inches in the next couple of days. Yahoo!!

The Calm After The Storm

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 10:33:18 -0500

This is what our front yard looked like earlier this morning as the sun was coming up through the snow-covered trees. Gorgeous!! Matt & Jack are out sledding (or saucering!) down Glendale Road as we speak since no cars can pass there still and Will & I are cozy inside admiring our perfectly shoveled sidewalks and driveway through the windows...what a great day-after!

Giggles

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 22:08:27 -0500

I love love LOVE getting sweet moments like this on film! Will’s giggles are just the best.

Snowed In!

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 17:29:23 -0500

“Snowmageddon” is officially over having dumped over 2 feet of snow around Washington, broken records and power lines, and fulfilled every snow lover’s dream. Apparently it was the biggest storm this area has seen in 90 years and from where we sat watching it, we aren’t at all surprised! After the blizzard conditions passed, we finally did make it outside to enjoy all that beautiful snow and start the LONG process of digging out. Matt thinks it’ll be Tuesday before we see our cars again. I’m just hoping mine will be available for our planned road trip in March! Thankfully, though, after doing yeoman’s work on the front walk (x3) and part of our enormous sidewalk, an industrious group of guys told Matt they’d do the rest of it and our driveway tomorrow for a surprisingly reasonable sum - and I think that will be the best money we ever spend. This way we can just enjoy being snowed in together, playing outside, sipping tea and cocoa to warm up by the fire, and looking forward to the next round of snow due on Tuesday!! (Can you tell that we are nothing if not Northerners at heart?)

Blizzard of 2010

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 11:29:40 -0500

We’ve got an honest to goodness blizzard in our neck of the woods today (20 inches and counting!!), so i’m not sure how far we’ll venture outside, but here are two clips of Jack this morning as he discovered what old man winter brought us overnight! For those uninitiated souls, Scoop is the plow on Bob the Builder - and clearly a trusted friend of our sweet Jack.

Coffee Date

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:54:38 -0500

Joining our Rosemont Mama play group remains one of the smartest decisions we ever made when Jack was born. Matt & I have formed such great friendships with so many of the other Moms and Dads and it’s been just a joy watching Jack and his playmates grow up and make so many memories together. The second round of babies is nearly complete now, and this new Rosemont 2.0 batch is just as adorable as the first! Will and I met one of them out for coffee this morning and as you can see from the smiles on their faces, there was a real love connection between these two. Thanks to sweet baby Madeline and her Mommy Lisa for a lovely morning! Let’s do it again soon.

Good Night, Daddy!

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:19:50 -0500

Matt’s been working 24-7 getting ready for a big trial and we often find ourselves at bed time without our favorite reader and bath giver. We somehow make do with a lot of patience, some expert juggling, and the promise of seeing him in the morning, but tonight Jack was especially blue about it, so we did a quick video call with Daddy to lift his spirits and here’s the snapshot I took as we said good night! You’ll note Will looks utterly confused by the whole thing, but Jack is happy as a clam.

And speaking of wonderful fathers, a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GRANDPA, our favorite groundhog, who on February 2nd not only turned 71 years young but also saw fit to give us 6 more weeks of this glorious winter! We love you and we’ll see you soon!! XOXO

Tree Hugger

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:10:06 -0500

After a challenging morning getting sweet Will to nap, Jack and I finally found an hour alone to play outside after lunch! We swung on the tire swing, climbed on the swingset, raced around the yard throwing snowballs, rode the blue saucer, jumped in all the muddy melting snow puddles, and just marveled at the relatively warm weather...but for Jack, nothing held a candle to climbing in his beloved trees. The only thing that got him down was the promise of chocolate milk before his nap, and even that was touch and go for a while!

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:56:21 -0500

We woke up to another gorgeous winter wonderland outside this morning and Jack quickly took the best seat in the house, on the floor near the front door, where he could most easily survey the new snowfall and talk about all the fun things we’d do in the snow later in the day. After a few minutes he said “Mommy, can you put Will here so he can see, too?” so I brought Will over and sat him down next to his big brother. I left them there for a few minutes and when I returned found this...the two of them sitting quietly, just holding hands. Have you ever seen anything SO sweet?! I swear I’m so madly in love with those two little boys I could just about burst.

“I Love My Snow”

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:38:33 -0500

We got six more inches of the white fluffy stuff here over the weekend and have been outside enjoying it ever since with the new blue saucer Matt brilliantly ran out to get when he saw the first snowflake fall on Saturday morning! Jack LOVES “his” snow and we all love to see him play in it, including Will, who has been faithfully keeping watch from just inside the front door as the frigid air is just too cold for someone so little. What a wonderful snow-filled winter already and it’s only the end of January!!