spring break

we spent a few days of spring break up at the lake house.  i was a nice couple days with the glatter family joining us as well.     riley caught a dying fish with his net but then was afraid to touch it.....but it was a really big fish so I can't really blame him.  

 and of course we roasted some s'mores.  yum. yum. yum.  

  it was a short stay but a fun one. happy spring!

gymnastics

lucy has been taking gymnastics once a week which she has been loving.  a few times a year they have a parent observation day.....here are some pictures we took last week. 

.......she's quite the little gymnast! 

ice skating

inspired by the olympics the kids wanted to try out some ice skating. we headed into portland  and took to the ice at lloyd center (made famous by tonya harding...or rather infamous i should say).  the kids had a great time and really picked it up quickly. 

....super fun portland adventure!

we heart fondue

happy valentines' day!!.... (over a month late on this post...oops!).  we had our traditional fondue dinner, with first cheese and then chocolate. the kids suggested that maybe we just skip the cheese and go straight for the chocolate only next time. we'll see. 

        .......we (chocolate) heart fondue!!

greenhouse

todd built himself a greenhouse last fall. we haven't yet fine-tuned how to use it, BUT todd does use it to work in a warm environment when it is cold and snowy out.  he will grab his computer and a beer and embrace the 90 degree environment..... 

                  .......he's even held staff meetings in the greenhouse.  best use for the a greenhouse in the winter!

glasses

lucy is sporting some new glasses these days.  she went to the eye doctor over a month ago and was told she indeed needed glasses (not surprising with todd's vision...the kids had a 50/50 chance).  for some reason it took a long time, but we finally picked them up a couple weeks ago (i just forgot to post until now).  she picked out beautiful bright blue frames (her favorite color) and looks just adorable (i might be a bit biased).  the first day she commented that the ground looked so much closer, it made her feel smaller.  there was some getting used to them, but now she wears them without complaint.  

here's to seeing the world clear and bright!

great wolf lodge

we spent the past weekend at great wolf lodge.   i know, i know, its super disneyland-esque madness.... but it was also really fun (even todd had a great time).  the kids were prunes after the hours and hours and hours spent in the water.  here is a small sampling of our adventure.    

cheers!!