Haircut

BEFORE

AFTER

Lets just say that the Asian ladies at kids cuts are about as good at communicating as the asian ladies at super cuts. It is was shorter than I wanted but I keep telling myself it will grow back and it will be fine.

Not so happy on the carousel.

And now for a video that will give you motion sickness.

Toddler Bed

We finally decided that it was time that Matthew got to sleep in a "big boy bed". We got him "cars" bedding and Aaron put it all together while M and I were out running a few errands. He was thrilled and that first night it was a breeze to get him to go to sleep in it. Just before I left the room he started to get out from under the covers and I asked "what are you doing?". He said I just have to check if my bed is ok". So he crawled out, looked at the bed and said "yep, its ok" then climbed back in and went right to sleep.

Needless to say the novelty has worn off and bedtime is not nearly so battle free.

Pedaling

Matthew is finally big enough to pedal his tricycle so we took advantage of the sunny but chilly day to take it for a spin.

Feburary 5th, Super Bowl Sunday

Super Bowl Sunday turned out to be a great day. After a good nap we got up to watch the game, eat Burger King and basically sit around on the couch. Matthew was entertained enough by the game that he let me be super lazy!

Just before half time Daddy took a bathroom break and found these "shoulder pads" in the drawer of the bathroom vanity.

Then of course a re-enactment of the game ensued.

Seahawks fan.

As the afternoon progressed, Matthew discovered that the "shoulder pads" could also be stuck to your feet to become skates.

What happens when Mummy tries to play football.

"Skating"

Flower

Matthew and Archie were playing on the back deck and as you can see in the background I never did get around to throwing away the dead plants last fall. Matthew found this "flower" (actually a dead leaf off a dead Geranium) and presented it to me.

2012 Ice Storm

The fun snow seen in the last post decided to melt and then freeze into a solid 2-6 inch layer of ice all over the Puget Sound.

It was beautiful but very destructive. It broke millions of tree branches that then fell onto thousands of power lines leaving 300,000 houses without power.

We lost power for four and a half days. It was obvious after 48 hours that both Aaron and I were seriously losing it. I had no real clue of how reliant we are on electricity to just get through the day. Especially in our neighbourhood where we are on a well and if we have o power we have no water. We were lucky on several accounts once we got our poop in a group: We have a functional fireplace, a good generator and gas water heater and gas stove. Also Grandma Joyce had power so we were able to go over there for a little each day.

On the last full day without power Matthew and I went up to Bellevue to play at the indoor playground and enjoy a couple of cupcakes. We were so thankful when our power finally came back on after 4 attempts by the power company to fix it. Matthew still occasionally asks if we have power!

Apology

I want to apologize to you all for not posting off so long. I have stuff to post it just seems do overwhelming at the end of the day. Bear with me, once I get over this nasty cold I promise I will get things up to date!