Snow stupid???

In a largely failed outing, I took my kids to play in the snow this morning. After an hour's drive we arrived! Hurray, we would play and sled and eat snow and make snow angels and snow villages!!! My rain bound kids will not be 'snow stupid'!

Like an icicle shattering after its fall, so was this vision... In less than 15 minutes both RJ and JJ had both managed to fall into the snow without their gloves and get snow up their sleeves. At 22 degrees, snowy gloves and cold wet hands quickly turned into crying and pleas to go home.

So, back to the car to warm up, I held out hope for a 2nd try.... Ahhhh, No luck! Laughing, I packed them up and back to the Seattle we came.

Next time!!!!

JJ and Nanny reading

We're monsters!!!

Ruby's head shots...of JJ and I

JJ news

A few new things on the JJ front:

We've been potty training with mixed levels of effort and effect for a number of months. However, for the past few days JJ, has, unprompted, whether wearing a diaper, undies or bare bottomed, has been consistently using the potty for poo! Including using the bathroom at the library. Pee pee continues to be more of a challenge, but as messes go, I'll take it!! Hopefully I haven't jinxed us by sharing.

In other news, his vocabulary is growing by leaps and bounds. One interesting thing is that, often, though not always, JJ has started to stress/repeat the last sound of the last word of his sentence, usually the 's' 't' or 'ch' sounds.

Me: JJ, what are you doing?
JJ: 'Im playing with my trucks...s...s.'

Mostly Jeremy refers to himself as Jeremy Bear... Rucker.

Winners of the Annual Xmas Stocking Race

The Hooded Christmas Warrior!

Christmas race finalists!!

> Jeremy and jasper on Christmas Eve

Umm, no, not so up, look forward... SMILE!!

'Ok JJ, look up...' 2/3

Posing w the neighbors angel... 1/3

5th favorite son-in-law out of 4!!!

My corduroy bear!!!

Firefighter to the rescue!!

The Music Man -playing the harmonica and ornament guitar

Ruby's big night of dance

Christmas fighting?

Making cookies at Nanny n Poppy's

Merry Christmas!

Me at a downtown hotel out w friends...

Merry Christmas!

Me at a downtown hotel out w friends...

JJ at daycare in the outfit of his choosing.

Fun riding the carousel!

Christmas Zoo Lights

What else would you do you do 12 days before Christmas, in the rain, at night, in 43 degree weather? Go see the Chritmas lights at the Zoo!!!

Fwd: Ruby's classroom news

> How did it get so late so soon?
> It's night before its afternoon. December is here before its June.
> How did it get so late so soon? Dr. Seuss
>

A great day in WA!

Volunteering at City Hall

On the map

Early Christmas present!

Miss Smiles

Little sleeper

Ruby telling jokes

Ruby organizing the brass ornaments

JJ putting up Christmas lights

Sun's trying to come out...

Nighty night!

Polka dot Ruby

JJ's 'Love' song

JJ karaoke

JJ and cousin Cory watching football

Bowling fun!

Silly boy!

JJ was walking around this morning with his eyes covered by his hat!

View from my office

I'm on the 57th floor at my new job... The views can be quite beautiful!

That's my baby!

Halloween loot!

Order up!

Happy (early) Halloween!

Inspecting the leg

The cast is off!

JJ did great getting his cast off today! No crying no fuss.

More JJ walking

JJ walking on his cast

The cast comes off the Wed... In the meantime he's figured out how to walk on it.

Vashon farmers mkt

Big smiles!

JJ as batman

Big smiles!!

Puzzle fun at Vashon

Out for a walk w Poppy

Singer song writer...

Big guitar fun!

We're #2! We're #2!

Ok, how could you NOT want to live in a city ranked #2?! who's moving out next?? ;)

Seattle ranks #2 on Bloomberg Businessweek's list of "America's 50 Best Cities"

 

http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/2012-09-26/americas-50-best-cities#slide50

JJ Trying to stand...

Bath w my cast

The cast is on as of Monday. 4 weeks later and it will come off. In the nearing these new dangled casts can go in the water!! Yay!

JJ update

Unfortunately all is not super great here, as JJ is still in much pain
any time he moves... Apparently the body causes muscle spasms in
attempts to put the bones back in place, but this just causes lots of
pain and makes it hard to sleep. Bad body! So, while he's awake and
doped up, he is fine to lay there... But while drifting off to sleep,
the spasms ramp up... ugh!!! Nothing is worse than having your child be
in pain and being totally helpless.

Ruby's been w/friends and is now at Auntie and Uncle Jay's. Last night
she was crying to me on the phone... She wanted to know when she can
come home and also feels like this is all her fault b/c she had been
egging him on right before the accident happened, a la 'You can't catch
me - ha, ha, ha...' Jeremy had been chasing her... Poor girl! :(

I look forward to a week from now when all this gets sorted and we are
in a new rhythm...

We are very thankful that Nonna arrives tonight. And equally glad that
Nanny will come out to take her place on Thursday. The extra help will
be great as I'm not sure that toddlers w/broken limbs can go to
daycare!!

Last night was a bit better than the night before. As in, JJ actually
got some sleep. It was interrupted, but at least he had a few hour plus
long stretches of sleep. Cried from 6-7pm, tried to drift of to sleep
and kept waking from 7-8, then finally fell asleep from 8-11pm with
minimal interruption... Same for the rest of the night. Crying followed
by spasms by sleep.

Hopefully tonight will be better. They told us that the first 48 hours
are the worst, so were 1/2 way there!

This will be interesting keeping a toddler off his feet and occupied.
Any suggestions? TV will only work for so long. Mini wheel chairs or
walkers??? At some point he will be able to put some weight on it...?

Facepaint fun

While Ruby's been 'kicked out of the house' she's managed to have some fun. 

JJ's broken leg :(

Coming down a slide today, JJ broke his tibia. Cast is anticipated to go on Monday. Here's the photo from the emergency room.

The really big slide!

This is the play structure at Ruby's elementary school. Just dropped her off and now its mommy JJ play time!

JJ sliding, again and again!!

Ruby finds a fort on the beach