Sledding

Watch the sled fall apart as daddy and Jules ride it. Note: it broke in half when mommy and Jules rode it; daddy was riding on the remnants!

Blizzard of '09

While we were away in NY this past weekend, the Blizzard of '09 hit, both in DC and NY. We were worried we'd be stuck but luckily by the time we left, the roads were mostly clear and dry. the government was closed on Monday so we all stayed home and tried to dig ourselves out of the snow.

We also took Jules sledding, which he seemed to not think much of. Maybe it was because our sled was so old that it was duct-taped together and didn't survive the 3 times we took it down the hill? Or maybe the concept of motion is still too new for Jules. He's just starting to scoot along the ground so I imagine the sled is just too quick for him.

What our house and parking spot looked like when we got home

Jules enjoys opening the mail

Playing choo-choo with mommy

Sledding with mommy

Out in the snow with daddy

Sledding down the hill with daddy

The sled after only 3 downhill attempts

Messy prune face

Drinking from sippy cup - Jules is actually reaching for it and putting it in his mouth by himself!

Cute in pajamas from Tool and Amp

New York, New York

This past weekend we went to NY to visit my family. It was such a nice weekend. We saw my grandparents and my aunts, Paul took Jules to see my father, we had an "open house" with visitors braving the ominous snow forecast to come see us, and we managed to make it home on Sunday despite the Blizzard of '09... ;)

Thanks to all the people who came to see us Saturday and if you couldn't make it, we missed you terribly. Next time.

Jules with mommy, great-grandma, and great-grandpa

Jules pretends to be one of the animals in the ball-toss game he got

Thanks Aunt Judy for the computer so Jules can grow up to be a programmer, just like mommy! And just like mommy, he knows that work is no fun so he kept closing the screen every time we opened it!

Jules loves the turtle puppet from auntie Theresa

I had a huge sigh-worthy moment this morning when I realized I didn't have my wallet. Turns out I left it in the car on the drive home. BIG HUGE SIGH!

ICHC Caption?

I just took this picture of Isabel. What's the best I Can Has Cheeseburger caption you can think of for it? I'll load the picture to their web site with the best one.

I was thinking: LOLCat - never leave home without it.

15 Bean Soup

For I don't know how long, Paul has been antsy to make this 15 bean soup we have. The problem? You have to soak the beans overnight (or at least 8 hours) and every time we thought of it, it was an hour before dinner. Finally, he thought about it yesterday morning so I soaked the beans all day yesterday and we made the soup last night. It actually turned out really well and we have tons of leftovers - yum!

And this morning, Jules managed to scoot himself along the floor for his longest distance yet - about 2 feet! He has these plastic rings that he loves to chew and rattle. Paul put Jules down on his hands and knees to see if he would crawl to them. He promptly flopped on to his belly and pulled himself along the floor, commando-style, to reach them, stopping after almost every pull to see if he was close enough. It was so cute!

Paul can't believe we finally managed to make the soup - see how full the pot is?!?

Jules likes playing with his wipes

Look at the cute belly

Test driving the umbrella stroller - thanks Susie!

A Whole New Way to Bowl