What a beautiful day! We spent tons of time outside, most of it at Collins Park. In fact, M got a sunburn. Because I’m a bad mother who didn’t put sunscreen on her child. Well, really, who would’ve guessed that the girls would spend, like, 4 or 5 hours outdoors? After Collins I was sure … [Read more…]
Recently we went to our friends’ house to try out their new homemade ice rink. So, first of all? Completely jealous. Seriously, it’s awesome. Unfortunately we have a small, sloping little yard, so no matter how much I pine (and whine), it’s just not meant to be for us. But maybe you could try it. … [Read more…]
I’ve mentioned sun catchers in the blog before, but we recently made up a new batch, so I thought that I’d share some photos. It’s fun and easy even for a toddler, and my 6- and 8-year-olds were completely engrossed in their sun catcher designs. Of course, adding water means that you can’t place things … [Read more…]
I had a tremendously unproductive day and some girl-drama this afternoon, so I’m grouchy. I figured that I’d blow off posting today. But then, instead, I decided to share my notes as I checked out lift ticket prices. We’re thinking about skiing this Sunday. This listing is pretty self-serving. It isn’t particularly helpful for those … [Read more…]
We finally made it to Maple Ski Ridge! Really, I feel silly that we hadn’t gone before. Everyone told us that it was a great easy trip and perfect for learning skiers. Somehow, I had a mental block that there couldn’t be anything worth a trip that wasn’t, you know, a trip. But we had … [Read more…]
Sure I was grousing about the snow, but when I went outside this morning, I couldn’t help but feel a little bit giddy. The giddiness subsided a bit over the next hour and a half of clearing driveways and sidewalks, but still: this is a quality snowfall. Perfect packing for snowpeople and snowballs, enough for … [Read more…]
We went sledding today, and I have to tell you: I am not good at sledding. You would think that there’s not a great deal of skill involved. I mean, children do it quite successfully. Not me. I always get nervous and start wiggling around, and that throws the sled off course, and next thing … [Read more…]
We went to Thacher Nature Center‘s annual Snow Day for the first time ever.  It was absolutely worth the drive–they were all about packing in the fun. First, we went on a whopping 1-mile snow shoe hike in which the average kid age was probably 6. All of the grown-ups were discussing the value of … [Read more…]
I’m getting the sense that people are starting to feel a little bit antsy about exactly what the heck they’re doing for February break, so I’m going to try to publish a list on that a little earlier than I’d originally planned–I’ll probably just try to compile the weekend events and the week events at … [Read more…]
Wow, when it’s this cold, I just want to stay inside. Luckily, there’s lots to do this weekend, but the freezing weather and a visit to Mohawk Commons last night reminded me that I have another list I’m working on, which I like to call “Indoor Desperation”. You know–for when you must get out of the … [Read more…]
