Wordless Wednesday: Fun in the Sun

Look! Up in the sky…

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…a FOUR YEAR OLD!

Favorite Photos: February 2011

The Cure for Cabin Fever

Being a one-car family was great...until the snow came.  Now that Keith is driving (rather than biking) to work, the kiddos and I are stuck at home most days.  All day.  Needless to say, we get a bit stir-crazy.  Or as we like to say..we lose our brain balls.  Thankfully it has warmed up quite a bit and we've been able to get outside and burn off some energy.

 Sure, snow is great.  But mud is even better!

Dad & Lida look on from indoors.

Of course, surprise flowers help to cheer up a mid-February day, too.

Wordless Wednesday: Brother & Sister

January Photo Shoot

Every month, I take a picture of Lida with her Bingo dog as a visual way to keep track of  how she is growing.  I always take LOTS of pictures and hope that I get at least one good one, and I always include David in some of the shots, too.  This month I managed to end up with several photos of the kids that I love.  They might not be great photographs (I’m just a point-and-shoot amateur), but they capture some priceless expressions.

In Search of the Wendy

We've been hearing quite a bit about fairies, pirates, and lost boys around our house lately.  Keith and David have been reading Peter Pan before bed each night and today they visited the Botanical Conservatory for Peter Pan Day.  Earlier in the week I read the program description to David and he was very excited about dressing up as a character from the book.  Captain Hook, Peter, Tinkerbell, a redskin...there were so many great costume possibilities to choose from!  In the end, David donned a zookeeper hat and a dinosaur sweatshirt from a couple Halloweens ago.  And he took along his police officer phone.  I'm not sure who he was supposed to be, but he certainly had a good time dressing up.  

the Jolly Roger

tick...tick...tick...

Favorite Photos: January 2011

Crazy for Crazy Pinz

While Papa and Tutu were in town to watch Max and Macy, we made time for a trip to Crazy Pinz.  After bowling, Papa and Max rode the bumper cars while David and Macy explored Ball-O-City.  Then we all went a little arcade-game-crazy!

Macy bowls...and waits.

David bowls...and waits (at one point, Tutu had to walk down alongside the lane to give his ball an extra push so that it wouldn't roll back toward him!).

Max bowls.

Papa bowls!?

Lida giggles.

 We realized that when bowling with kids (particularly two 3-year-olds) there is a lot of WAITING involved.  Those balls like to take their time getting down to the pins.

Chilly Challenge 2011

This morning, Keith and David braved the wintry weather to participate in the annual Chilly Challenge Bike Ride.  One of Keith's co-workers came along and the three of them rode 15 miles on the River Greenway.  


Along the way, they witnessed the polar bear club's plunge into an icy river and fought against some strong winds. Call it dedicated biking, call it a good workout... call it crazy, but I'm proud of my two biking boys.

Like Father, Like Son

Papo & Irene

We don't see Keith's Grandpa and his wife nearly as often as we'd like to, so we were so happy when they came for a visit this month.  It's always great to talk with them...and they seem to love seeing David.  This was their first meeting with Lida - Papo held her nearly the whole time!


Keith has his Grandpa's height, and I'm guessing that David is going to end up with it, too.  Lida, on the other hand, has Papo's ears (at least that's what Keith thinks).  I'm hoping that one of them ends up with his woodworking skill so that they can build me lots of beautiful furniture.

Macy Mondays

We LOVE Macy Mondays!!  David loves having a playmate all day long, and I love how well he and Macy play together and keep each other entertained.  

enjoying some warm autumn weather 

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painting with apples

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cuddling Lida

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