Thursday, January 28, 2010

winter wonderland

crazy weather around here.

a few days ago it hit 55 degrees….  “January Thaw” some call it.

below is my morning view at 7am as i put the dog out the side door…..

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we had green grass until the morning snow…they didn’t forcast this….we got over 2 inches.

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they said we were going to get the snow in the afternoon….at 2:00 it was sunny and bright….Caroline got off the bus at 3:20 and this happened! this is the same view as the picture above…..total white out.

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the weatherman said the snow was going to come in “like a freight train”  he was right!!!

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now….just waiting for the hubby to make it home safely.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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we are a family that LOVES books! even before the kiddos came along hubby and i loved to spend all Saturday hitting yard sales looking for leather bound ones.

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can you tell cabin fever has set in…i saw this on another blog and had to give it a try with Coop’s books…it stayed like this for a whole 2 days.

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this bookcase is random….a few oldies, cook books, children’s books….

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my secretary desk is filled with my oldest Golden books…i’m not quite ready for the kids to get their hands on these.

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and Caroline’s collection….although since this picture she has changed out some of the picture books for early readers…very exciting!

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is it too early to get out the gardening books? wishful thinking around here….as i look out the window to see snow flurries.

Monday, January 25, 2010

snow + sun = fun

 

last Monday was  great…….no school, 30 degree weather, and sun!

the kids stayed out for hours…hours people!

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what to do with a bowl full of fresh snow?

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the kids had no idea what i was up to when i brought this out…..

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lets just say…..i got the “best mommy” award!

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

winter pool fun

Cooper’s friend invited him to a pool party last Friday.

one of my favorite places to be on a cold winter day.

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a splash pool and 3 year olds is a perfect combination!

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it was so nice to spend the day with just Cooper doing something special….he enjoyed every minute!

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he would of stayed all day…..and the only thing that got him out was a promise of Birthday cake!

Monday, January 18, 2010

here comes the sun!

you know you live in the NorthEast when you get excited about a 30 degree day!!!

we packed up the kids and went to Nana and Grampa’s house to enjoy the beautiful, sunny day!

this is the view from the back door.

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pink cheeks and smiles!!!

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First we did a little snowmobiling…….Nana and Grampa have the best toys!!!

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but not to be ridden with bike helmets and ice skates!!! Caroline!!! She just couldn’t wait.

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much better…..

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Grampa’s toy!

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Cooper and his best buddy cousin.

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lets just say…..the kids sleep well at night after a day like this….me too :)

Saturday, January 16, 2010

skiing

 

Thursday night we headed up to the hill.

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great form Caroline!

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after a couple runs Caroline was off on her own on the bunny slope while Rob worked with Cooper. 

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a pep talk on the top of the hill……

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as the sun went down…night skiing.  Cooper  and i headed in to warm up and Caroline and Rob headed up the chairlift for a few runs.

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teaching a 3 year old how to ski takes a lot of patience….and as the night went on he got VERY tired…..and ended up sobbing at the bottom of the hill.

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after 2 hours….still smiling!

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

winter sky

after school i decided to take the kids over to the cove for a quick skate and of course i wanted to try out the new camera.

the sky changed dramatically as the sun went down.

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and to our surprise…a train came rumbling through…i didn’t notice Coop covering his ears until i downloaded it. winter6 winter7

 

Cooper loves to help me clear the ice.

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and Caroline skates her little heart out….always with a smile!

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