Out of the House

Today was one of those rare winter days. If you were outside moving at all, it was HOT. We took the kids and our winter gear and headed to my parents house. We made a snowman and took the sleds down the hill. It got a little too close to nap time so they only lasted - 30 mins? - but we had a great time.

Lila was happy to get her mittens off and into the snow. See her red nose? She smoked it falling off the rocking chair. She's a daredevil. The other day she was purposely jumping and falling on her butt onto the hard wood floor. She looked surprised when it hurt. Really? Kid, that's a hard floor. When will you learn?


Elsa and Grandpa E.




On Saturday Elsa got to go see Elmo Live at the Target Center. I stayed home with Lila and she wanted to take a bubble bath. She thought it was fun to have 1 on 1 time with mom, but kept saying,"Essa, awe you? Sisso, awe you?" Awww!


Awhile ago, during the long cold snap we had, we took the kids to the MOA to Underwater Adventures. We had to walk through Nickelodeon Universe to get there and just couldn't resist buying some tickets for the rides. If kids are too short for the rides, parents need to ride with, and then the parent rides for FREE. Major score because I love rides, even if they are kiddie ones.

Elsa and D on the balloon ride.


Lila on one of those coin-operated mall rides while Elsa and I went on the giant swings.


Look at Elsa's face. She loved this huge sea turtle, but when Tim got close to it she was so afraid for him!






Checking out the Brine Shrimp, a.k.a. Sea Monkeys.


You could touch anything in these shallow pools, but only with one finger. Elsa was very careful to follow the rules, and decided the starfish were her favorite of everything we saw.


Getting out of the house brings out the best in everyone. Elsa kept hugging us and saying,"You're the best mommy and daddy in the whole world!" Winter is getting very long already.