Saturday, January 29, 2011
Cookie Time
Brennan and I made chocolate chunk cookies for Brian this week. As the cookies cooled, Brennan ate two of them. I told him he had to stop eating cookies because it was almost time for dinner. He quickly corrected me, saying, "No, COOKIE TIME!" He was willing to flash his chocolaty happy face for the camera.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Snow Day
We got somewhere around 10 inches of snow on Wednesday with a few extra flurries this morning. Brennan and I finally got out to enjoy it this afternoon. I don't know if it was the depth or wetness of the snow, but our sled wasn't really zooming down the slope of our backyard the way it had in December. After a few tries to get some speed, Brennan had enough of the sled, so we headed to the front yard to make a snowman.
I thought he turned out pretty nicely.
Some of the neighborhood kids were coming down the street and Brennan engaged them in a little snowball fight. Thankfully, they were willing to play along and actually hung out with us for a good chunk of time. They even hollowed out a little snow fort for Brennan from the piles that the plow left on the side of the road.
I thought he turned out pretty nicely.
Some of the neighborhood kids were coming down the street and Brennan engaged them in a little snowball fight. Thankfully, they were willing to play along and actually hung out with us for a good chunk of time. They even hollowed out a little snow fort for Brennan from the piles that the plow left on the side of the road.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Long Island Blizzard
The day after Christmas, the snow started falling. The Dubins were planning on visiting us at my mom's house that morning around 11. Before they arrived, Brennan again passed out asleep on the couch. He hadn't been napping, so the lack of sleep was really catching up with him.
We had a nice visit with Mariah, Howie, Avery and Olivia, and Alice Martin. Not too long after lunch, they decided to get on the road before the snow got to be too much. We headed to the Pecorino's that afternoon to spend a few nights. The normally 20 minute drive took nearly an hour because of the snow, but we made it there safely. Brian and I were supposed to go into New York City with my family on Monday to see Billy Elliot on Broadway, but due to snow, we couldn't get into the city. Thankfully, Broadway allowed for exchanges, so we didn't have to lose the tickets. I was starting to feel pretty congested and didn't mind missing a cold day in the city. Instead, I had a relaxing Monday at my in-law's house. I let Grandma and Grandpa (who Brennan renamed Grammy and Papa) entertain Brennan while I rested and caught up on some reading on my new Kindle. On Tuesday, Brian headed back to Virginia and Brennan and I went back to my parent's house. Aunt Debby, Uncle Pete and Meg were there and ready to play in the snow with Brennan.
Debby and Brennan made a monster-sized snowman.
Peter and Meg worked on building a snow fort, but Brennan kept destroying it. Brennan jumped all over Peter's work and had fun throwing snow balls at him.
Pete found an old sled in the garage and Brennan wanted to be pulled all around the yard. The snow was so deep that Pete ended up getting a serious work-out. Brennan kept wanting Meg to ride on the sled with him. He kept telling Pete to go faster.
When Brennan went down for a nap, Pete and Meg spent another 2+ hours outside working on the fort. When Brennan woke up he had a pretty serious snow fort to play in!
We had a great time in NY. We got an extra visit in with grandparents before heading home and spent Thursday with the Dubins, where we spent the night and left for the airport from their house. Brennan was really excited about the flight and did great on the airplane!
We had a nice visit with Mariah, Howie, Avery and Olivia, and Alice Martin. Not too long after lunch, they decided to get on the road before the snow got to be too much. We headed to the Pecorino's that afternoon to spend a few nights. The normally 20 minute drive took nearly an hour because of the snow, but we made it there safely. Brian and I were supposed to go into New York City with my family on Monday to see Billy Elliot on Broadway, but due to snow, we couldn't get into the city. Thankfully, Broadway allowed for exchanges, so we didn't have to lose the tickets. I was starting to feel pretty congested and didn't mind missing a cold day in the city. Instead, I had a relaxing Monday at my in-law's house. I let Grandma and Grandpa (who Brennan renamed Grammy and Papa) entertain Brennan while I rested and caught up on some reading on my new Kindle. On Tuesday, Brian headed back to Virginia and Brennan and I went back to my parent's house. Aunt Debby, Uncle Pete and Meg were there and ready to play in the snow with Brennan.
Debby and Brennan made a monster-sized snowman.
Peter and Meg worked on building a snow fort, but Brennan kept destroying it. Brennan jumped all over Peter's work and had fun throwing snow balls at him.
Pete found an old sled in the garage and Brennan wanted to be pulled all around the yard. The snow was so deep that Pete ended up getting a serious work-out. Brennan kept wanting Meg to ride on the sled with him. He kept telling Pete to go faster.
When Brennan went down for a nap, Pete and Meg spent another 2+ hours outside working on the fort. When Brennan woke up he had a pretty serious snow fort to play in!
We had a great time in NY. We got an extra visit in with grandparents before heading home and spent Thursday with the Dubins, where we spent the night and left for the airport from their house. Brennan was really excited about the flight and did great on the airplane!
Christmas in NY
We spent Christmas in NY with our families this year. We drove up on the 23rd all together, then Brian drove back on the 27th and Brennan and I flew home on the 31st. We had a really nice visit with my family, the Pecorinos and the Dubins.
Before heading to NY, we opened our gifts at home. Not that Brennan fully gets the concept of Santa, but we told him that Santa was doing a practice run that night and dropped off a few gifts for him ahead of time. We didn't buy too many things for him because I knew what was coming his way on Long Island. The toy saxophone and tent with tunnel were a hit.
On Christmas Day, Brennan was up early. I haven't mentioned it here yet, but he climbed out of his crib the week leading up to Christmas and since then, has been in a big boy bed. The transition to the bed was rough and having only had 4 nights in a bed before going to NY made our week in NY a challenge. He would wake up between 1-2 AM everyday and then would go back to sleep, but then was up for good between 4:30 and 5:30 AM. It was exhausting. We were up before 6 on Christmas day and managed to get the rest of the adults up early to open gifts. My photos of the actual gift opening didn't come that great and capture too many of us adults in pajamas, so I am going to refrain from posting them here! However, after opening gifts and eating breakfast, Brennan was beat and we found him passed out asleep in his Christmas outfit on the chair in my parent's family room! He stayed like this for over an hour. We had to wake him to head to the Pecorinos.
We spent the afternoon at the Pecorinos and then headed to my grandparents house later that evening for dessert. We had a great day and Brennan got so many wonderful gifts. I'm sure you'll see many posts in the coming months with him dressed in new outfits, playing with all the great new toys, games and puzzles he received!
Before heading to NY, we opened our gifts at home. Not that Brennan fully gets the concept of Santa, but we told him that Santa was doing a practice run that night and dropped off a few gifts for him ahead of time. We didn't buy too many things for him because I knew what was coming his way on Long Island. The toy saxophone and tent with tunnel were a hit.
On Christmas Day, Brennan was up early. I haven't mentioned it here yet, but he climbed out of his crib the week leading up to Christmas and since then, has been in a big boy bed. The transition to the bed was rough and having only had 4 nights in a bed before going to NY made our week in NY a challenge. He would wake up between 1-2 AM everyday and then would go back to sleep, but then was up for good between 4:30 and 5:30 AM. It was exhausting. We were up before 6 on Christmas day and managed to get the rest of the adults up early to open gifts. My photos of the actual gift opening didn't come that great and capture too many of us adults in pajamas, so I am going to refrain from posting them here! However, after opening gifts and eating breakfast, Brennan was beat and we found him passed out asleep in his Christmas outfit on the chair in my parent's family room! He stayed like this for over an hour. We had to wake him to head to the Pecorinos.
We spent the afternoon at the Pecorinos and then headed to my grandparents house later that evening for dessert. We had a great day and Brennan got so many wonderful gifts. I'm sure you'll see many posts in the coming months with him dressed in new outfits, playing with all the great new toys, games and puzzles he received!
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