Snow Day 2014

Overnight last night starting at 6:30pm it snowed.  This morning we woke up to 3-4 inches.  With AJ off all day we were very excited for a family snow day.  After breakfast we all bundled up in our snow gear.  Two weeks ago at target I had noticed that they had toddler snow bibs on clearance for $8 (if you know anything about children’s departments they always have everything sold out by the time you actually need it).  I bought one and convinced AJ that if we didn’t use it Target had a 90 day return policy and I’d save the receipt.  Brooke wore her new snow bib today and kept warm.  She had a lot of fun with us.  We started off in our driveway using the steepness of it to our advantage to boogie-board down the snow.  She got the hang of trying to throw snowballs but really just picked up snow and wiped it on your sleeve or pant leg and then laughed hysterically.  Snow angels did not go well as she did not like being laid in the snow.  Since it was 15 degrees out today (felt like 6) we only stayed out for 15 minutes before Brooke had enough.  We warmed up with some hot cocoa for everyone and a fire and then she wanted to go ‘outside’ again.  This time we ventured into our backyard for some snow swinging, playhouse fun, and more sledding.  We also went out again after her nap and attempted to build a snowman but the snow was all powder, so we took Brooke on a wagon ride in the snow and then had some delicious homemade soup and got her into a warm bath before bed.

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Cloud 9

After a long (longer than expected) day of moving, I thought it would be a good idea to have a family fun day the next day.  A new trampoline park called Could 9 had just opened down the street so we went for the under 6 year old jump time.  Brooke had a great time as well as Mom and Dad.  Then we topped off the morning with breakfast at The Broken Egg Bistro and storytime at the library.

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Fish Day for Brooke

I love that we live right next to the ocean and can be part of a coastal community.  Today Brooke had a day with the fishes.  It had been a while and her book on sea creatures was becoming a regular read at night and during the day so I decided to take her to the aquarium on a cold 37 degree day.  It was hard to get a picture of her as of course she moves so much and was looking all around but here is the best I have.

Beach Day In December

Today it was 80 degrees by noon.  I decided to take advantage of the warm weather and surprised AJ by bringing Brooke by VBG and then we went to the beach.  Brooke had a lot of fun playing on the playground and then a little too much fun getting into the ocean that her skirt got wet.  She decided she didn’t need pants and kept playing without them which brought on a lot of giggles from the other parents standing nearby.

Winter Solstice

Yesterday was the winter solstice and it was a nice day to get outside an play.  I took Brooke on a run with some strength training around the park and then AJ joined us to play on the playground afterwards.  Brooke wanted to try bicep curls after watching Mommy doing them.  She had a lot of fun.