Snow

After teasing us all winter, Jack Frost finally gave us a snowfall with some accumulation. After dinner last night Linda and I went outside to play in the 3 inches or so that we got earlier that day. Linda was a little reluctant at first, but after I made and threw a snowball at a stop sign she was hooked."I want a snowball daddy!" For the next 20 minutes Linda and I threw snowballs at everything on the block. Trees, walls, stop signs, each other. I've never seen someone so happy to get hit with a snowball as she was. She was yelling "DO IT AGAIN DADDY" every time I lofted a pile of snow at her.

Before heading in we made a snowman. It's more like a snow elf, but she loved doing it. It had some sticks for arms and mouth and two rocks for eyes. After we took some pictures with the snowman she very fiendishly picked it up, walked it over to the steps and threw it. I guess Mr Snowman wasn't smashed enough for Linda's liking because then she jumped up and down on top of him.

Lot's of winter fun.

The Rebirth Of Cool

Sick

I love seeing how Linda's 2 year old mind takes the information she gains from others, processes it, and spits it back out where she thinks it belongs. Yesterday on our walk home I was pushing Linda's stroller a little to fast for her liking and she blurted out "stop it Daddy, I'm SICK of this!" She said it again when I was asking her what she wanted for dinner. I offered up some grilled chicken and peapods and she told me that she was sick of that also. I guess I need to pay closer attention to the things I say to her when I'm angry.

Nice

Picking Linda up from school is usually the highlight of my day. When she see's me, she usually drops what she's doing, yells Daddy!Daddy!Daddy!, and goes absolutely bonkers. Last night when I picked her up her teacher asked me if Terry and I were from Philly. I said "no, why?" She said that Linda doesn't talk like she's from Philly. She speaks to "nice."

That makes me happy.

Almost Famous

Every month Play & Learn (Elizabeth's School) posts some new photo's of the kids at play. This month a picture of Elizabeth made it to the page. Click the following link, then click "CLICK HERE!" under photo album. Elizabeth's picture is #15.

http://www.playandlearn.com/it.html

Funny Things Linda Says

Linda really dislikes going to bed. She'll do anything she can to stall bedtime for even a few minutes. Lately, after we go through the whole bedtime routine, she climbs into bed and then says "I have to make poopy." She did it again last night and I was not to happy about it. Linda got out of bed, sat on the toilet and said:

"Daddy, I'm frustrated with you."

Happy Birthday Cousin Izzy

Happy Birthday! We're sorry we couldn't be there to wish you a happy birthday in person. Have the best 2nd birthday ever.

Linda Plays, Elizabeth Laughs

Elizabeth adores her big sister. The crazier and louder Linda is, the more Elizabeth likes it. Last night we shot some video of Linda bouncing around the room and Elizabeth laughing out loud at her antics.

Birthday Video

Growth Chart

After last weeks visit to the doctor Superwife plugged all the data into a spreadsheet so everyone following along at home can keep track. (Clicking on the image will open a larger version in a new window.)

New Pictures

There are some new images on the Flickr account from Grammie Linda and Papa Nick's visit last weekend.

Happy Birthday Mommy

Because of a little hiccup with our mechanic, Linda, Terry, Elizabeth and I all stayed home to celebrate Terry's birthday. Our car (and car seats) were locked in the shop till Monday morning so we couldn't make the trip over to Jeff and Julia's house for our annual Superbowl get together/Terry birthday extravaganza. When the girls went down for their afternoon nap, Superwife and I sprung to life and made up a batch of fresh salsa, bruschetta, and a chocolate birthday cake. We were all a little disappointed that we didn't get to see our friends but it was very nice to spend Superwife's birthday together.

Happy Birthday Grandpa

We're all happy to hear that everything went well on Friday. Happy birthday and we hope to see you soon. (Linda filling out Grandpa's birthday card.)

Funny Things Linda Says

Linda: Daddy, can I take off my shoes.
Steve: Yes you can, but I want you to take off your socks also.
Linda: OK, but not my toenails.