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Snow Day

Michael and I took the kids to the snow today. Sure, it was about 6 hours of driving for about an hour and a half of fun, but I think it was totally worth it. I had borrowed everything from the clothing and boots to the gloves and sleds. We only purchased sun glasses and that was a last minute decision on the way out of town. The kids were cranky on the way up, so we stopped at a parking lot and let them run around a bit.

I started to get worried that our drive would be for naught as there was no snow to be seen anywhere. But then, I saw some. And some more. And even more. Soon it was everywhere. Parker was so excited as we had been prepping him for this trip for about a week, reading books about snow men and sledding. I was so happy that everything was working out so well and then we were told the snow park we were headed to was full. I was distraught. I thought our fun was already over. Michael told me to remain calm...all would be well. He was right. There was another sledding area five miles down the road. And this one was free!

Getting everyone dressed when we arrived was challenging, but they were all so friggin cute, we forgot what a pain it was.



Surprisingly, the girls kept their sunglasses on for a long time.


But then got annoyed with them and took them off.


Parker and Miranda touch the snow for the first time.


Miranda even had the hip snow boarding hat on.


The girls spent a good deal of time fussing and complaining about either the hot or cold or something else. They hung out on our laps a lot.





Elizabeth kept pointing to the hill so I asked her if she wanted to go sledding. She said "Dah", which is Yes for Miranda and Elizabeth. So we went.





Parker and Daddy trudge back up the hill. Parker was slipping and sliding everywhere, but he was having so much fun. He was humming and singing the whole time. Smiling and jumping about. It was damn cute.





But after a while, even he had had enough and asked to be "all done." So we got every dry, packed them back in the car and drove home. Daddy, Elizabeth and Parker all fell asleep on the way home. But Miranda kept me company singing and laughing the whole way. I look forward to next year!

Too quiet...

Sometimes the house is too quiet. Like this morning when Parker was playing with the trains and the girls had disappeared somewhere. I went looking for them and found them like this.

BADM

Took the kids to the Bay Area Discovery Museum Today. It's usually not a great place to go alone with 3 kids, but today it was fine. Short one incident with a marble game, everyone behaved extremely well.

We spent a good long time in the Bay Room. A train track, a boat, crabs, an underwater tunnel, and much more.

















And yes, I did the "twin" thing today. Sue me.

Nice outfit

I swear, I don't make this stuff up. She does.

Miranda IS cute.

Note: This is in response to Lincoln's assertion that Elizabeth is the cute one. :)

First Snow, now summer.

I went through another bin of clothes that I got for the girls a long while back. Everyone needs a halter top, right?

Crib Envy

Parker wanted to sleep with Miranda at naps today. I knew there was no way in hell anyone would sleep that way, but I humored him for a bit before we went upstairs.

Oh, and actually Elizabeth slept just fine several feet away despite the giggling and jumping.

Ready for Snow

Snow stuff at Linda Park

I had to meet Rachel D (fellow Rachel and fellow twin mom) to borrow some snow gear so we met at a park and invited some other twin moms to join us. Susan, Heiki, and Nagisa all came out.

At one point, Elizabeth was sharing a snack in a baggie with Miranda, which was incredibly cute until I realized I didn't bring a snack in a baggie. I went over to take whatever it was and discovered they were sharing and eating rocks and sand. Delicious!

Nagisa asked if we had all the supplies we needed for the snow and I told her yes except for boots for Parker. So, she told me to follow her to her house 2 blocks away and she could loan me some. Score!

Porch Swing

A few years ago, I was desperate to have a porch swing. It was an obsession. I thought that if we had a porch swing, our lives would be improved dramatically.

We did end up getting one (which sat in it's box until we hired a handyman to put it up).

Although the kids have seen it every day, just recently, they decided that each time we come home, they all have to have a swing.