Adam was able to get Neylan to perform a little song on camera tonight (hence the bad lighting). Enjoy!
3/7/13
March 2
Back to the hill this morning for more sledding, probably the last time!
Neylan had NO desire to sled, so he just made snow angels
and painted the tree blue!
3/2/13
March 1
The Upward basketball season is coming to a close this weekend. Adam has done a great job this year, but we are ready for him to come home. These are just a couple shots of the festivities tonight. I didn't get any pictures of Adam because he doesn't sit still long enough on game days.
February 28
This morning we headed out and about for some fun. We started at Crown Center at the free kids' exhibit, Funville
And then we were off to Kaleidoscope for some art time
And we finished the morning at Fritz's, one of the boys favorite restuarants.
And after all of that- good, long naps were taken by everyone!!
February 26
We woke to another 8 inches of snow this morning. This time it stuck to the trees and made a real winter wonderland.
We played inside early this morning. We pulled out the pom poms and sorted them by color in muffin tins, with chopsticks. What a great fine motor activity!
Soon, the neighbor appeared and the boys couldn't get outside fast enough
The loved spraying the snow with our colored spray bottles. What a masterpiece
And then our neighbor brought out popcorn! Neylan was thrilled!
After naps, we went back to the big hill for more sledding fun with friends
At any given time there are at least 100 people sledding down this huge hill
Grayson and Brayden having a blast! This time Neylan stayed at the top of the hill making snow balls and eating snow. We couldn't convince him for anything that he should try sledding again.
February 25
Well, well, well. Looks like someone else is enjoying the bird seed
Grayson took a short nap today, so he and I went outside to build our first snowman. Isn't the cowgirl without arms cute?
February24
There's nothing like a quick lunch at Taco Bell :/ but today the toy in the kids meal was fantastic. It was a pirate ship with ocean accessories that were like paper dolls. We put it all together and the boys had a blast with it. One of the best kids meal toys we've gotten in a long time!
2/23/13
February 23
We finally made it out and about today. We needed more "project" supplies. So Gray and I bought some spray bottles to fill with colored water to color the snow. They were a hit!
The snow mountain got bigger today when the snow plow finally made it into the culdesac
There is a great place to go sledding right by our house with a long huge hill that is pretty popular. We called some friends and decided to give it a go this afternoon.
The first run down!
And, he LOVED it!!
Oh my! What a cutie!
And, they're ready
I had to show this picture because Neylan is smiling. Adam thought it would be fine for Neylan to go down backwards, while I went down frontwards. NOT a good idea. Shortly after this picture was taken, we flew off and I rolled over Neylan. He was not happy! He did a face plant in the snow and came up with snot frozen to his face.
The big race down the hill
We quickly learned that Grayson is a daredevil. No fear in him! There were a few little ramps that had been made and he wanted to give them a try. He kept asking to go airborn! Of course we wanted to let him try, but in the back of my mind, I'm planning the fastest route to the hospital! He did it! He got some air and came up laughing and asking to do it again!
And by this point, Neylan was at the top of the hill crying to go home :( After I rolled over him, he went down with Adam and Adam rolled over him. The poor kid took a beating today. Not sure he will want to go sledding again this year.
February 22
Happy Birthday to me!!!
Well, we have another day at home to enjoy the snow. The boys were pretty excited to get outside and play. Today things are much calmer. There's no snow falling as fast as rain, the wind isn't blowing snow in your face, and the sun is out.
Grayson thought he might be able to pull Neylan in this little sled, but no such luck
So, they found a snow mountain that got made yesterday. They were able to climb, jump, and slide down the back side. They loved it
They played for a little while and then Grayson got cold and wanted to come in. Neylan wasn't quite ready, so I helped Gray get inside and undressed and let Neylan stay out. Grayson said he would go play in the play room. But apparently, he got really upset with me when I said he couldn't play with the ipad and decided to throw a book at the window! He immediately confessed and felt bad for what he did and for that I gave him a lot of grace. Probably more than I should have. This is the biggest window in the house and it looks to be one single pane of glass (instead of individual panes between each wooden divider). Likely a $500-$1000 fix! So, no more ipad for the rest of the weekend (or maybe longer) and he can forget about the trip to Disney World and the puppy he constantly asks for! (And he's lucky Adam wasn't home when this happened!)
Needless to say, this was not a very fun birthday for me!
February 21
SNOW DAY!!!!!
Boy, was it ever. It began snowing around 6:30 am. Below is a short time lapse of brief snowfall. By 10:00 we had a solid 4 inches. And by noon we had 12 inches! Yep, that's a rate of 3-4 inches per hour.
Matt, an intern at church usually spends the night with us on Wednesdays and goes to work with Adam on Thursdays. He was convinced he would easily make it this morning. Not so much! So, I made a big breakfast to get our snow day started!
I think Neylan is amazed!
One of our neighbors headed to work at 4:30 this morning to beat the snow, but came home at 10ish and her little car got stuck in the culdesac. So, all the guys headed out to help shovel her a path to get home.
They got her home and pushed her car up the driveway and into her garage. Can you tell how hard it's snowing!
Grayson was just itching to get out, so we suited up and headed out
This is Neylan's first big snow so we weren't sure how he would like it
There's the top of the ruler! Twelve inches by noon!
Neylan LOVED it! He just laid down and started "swimming" across the yard
Our little old man. Just chilling with his music and watching it snow out the window
Daddy made birthday cupcakes for me tonight and my boys brought it to me with a candle. They were so excited to sing Happy Birthday and start the celebration early
Then we made snow cream. Finally some ice cream this little guy can eat
We had a very busy and fun snow day. Looks like we'll do it again tomorrow.
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