You Built A What?

UPDATE: Now with photos. But not actually in the right order...

OK- We don't actually know what it was that we built- but it was big and fun to build. It was so cool that we made Daddy come down later to see and take pictures. Here they are-




Along with the giant snow wall there was a snow tunnel big enough for even Mama to get through.

Thanks go to Mother Nature for yet another enormous dumping of snow on NYC. Now that our car is in the garage the huge snows are mostly fun and only slightly annoying when you really need to get somewhere with dry feet. This snow was great because it gave us a day off school that was about 35 degrees and no wind so a perfect day to go out and play. (However- if we continue to get snow at the rate for the rest of the winter we might go to Bermuda instead of Rochester for February break.)

Skipping

The instructions were to skip with your knees very high. Notice- right near the start the teacher calls out good and points right at Simon. Proud parents we are.

Following the teacher in dance class

In Case You Were Wondering...

Simon really likes dance class.

Open Class

Simon's dance class was open to parents this past week. We were both thrilled to see him and all of the other cute kids.
Here they are waiting for class to begin.
















You can see Simon really trying his best in the next two shots.

















And here they were told to make the craziest shape they could. We liked Simon's a lot.

Birthday Fun

We all went to Mountain Lakes to celebrate the three January Birthdays.
Uncle Robert decided to celebrate his by rolling down the snowy hill! So Simon helped (?) by jumping on him.
































And then today (a day early) we celebrated Mama's birthday in bed! Who do you think was most excited by the muffins?

40

and fine with it. Daddy gets to blow out his candles. Happy Birthday Will!

The Family That Slides Together...

Laughs a lot!

(Supreme sliders are Uncle Alan, Mama, and Simon.)

Lots of Family Fun

(Though lots of the family won't be pictured.)
Simon and Iva had a great time playing. Here they are hiding together behind Simon's chair.
















And we went ice skating again but this time was special- There were four grandparents and one uncle in attendance! And it was special because we were at...





















Rockefeller Center!

New Member of the Family (Really)

A few days early- Happy Birthday Daddy! Turn 40, get an ipad. Will said, "This is my sports car."

Skating Without Help

From today! Simon had a sleepover in Jersey City with Grandma Jean and Papa Don (Thanks for the childfree time!) When we went to pick him up we decided to try out another skating rink. This is only Simon's third time skating this year and he's doing great!

So Happy

This was taken during the very start of our big snowstorm- Simon is so very happy to be out in the snow. It helps me remeber that total joy of childhood.