Heart Warmer

 

 

Our lovely Lake Hiawatha hosted a heart warmer this weekend with sleigh rides, music and other fun activities. We were happy to run into many neighbors that we have not seen since first snow. Sunday, Piper volunteered for kids make a differance. This month, we made valentines and delivered them to residents in a nursing home. Piper was very brave and went to the nursing home with Holm's because I had to work. T

Everyone up at 5:00a.m

 

 

 

Everyone has been waking up quite early, today 500a.m. So yes, I do think we can handle an early start time next year!!!! Good news, since that could be the case. We have done a lot of playing this week. Liam came over on Monday and then Atticus played with Hayden on Wednesday morning and then we had playgroup wens eve. This has been much needed after being cooped up last week.

3 pink bottles...

of antibiotics in the fridge. What a week!! First, we were up all night with Mazie as she had her first ear infection. That same day Atticus woke up with bright red, fire engine goopy eyes. Viral, mazies eyes looked gunky as well but cleared up sooner than Atticus'. Wednesday we were up all night with Atticus screaming in pain, ear infection too! Next Piper started complaining of a sore throat, STREP!! So everyone is on Amoxicillan. And, if Atticus and Mazie had strep, it will hopefully be cleared with their ear infection medicine. Today, everyone seems much happier. Although Piper was really looking forward to starting kids yoga and because of her throat will have to postpone until next week. They started yoga for kids at Corepower (where I do yoga) and Piper is pumped.
We have been very grateful for the slightly warmer weather. Today Atticus and I hit the hills for some super fast sledding. He loved that the snow was packed and did not fly in his face. I loved the speed. We really flew, it was super fun. This weekend I also enjoyed Renee's bachelorette party, fun times with fun gals. She is getting married quite soon.

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

 

 

 

Piper has a classmate whose father, Micheal Kareken, has an exhibit at the MIA. His paintings (oil, I think) were amazing in their detail (See bottom photo of bottles). They were all about the urban landscape and a recycling plant outside his studio window. The kids were going to take a fieldtrip to the museum but got froze out that day because of the subzero temps. Atticus loved the magnetic crane painting. Did not get a pic of that one. The pictures above are the works of a photographer NOriko Furnunishi whose work I really enjoyed! I took the kids there Friday to check it out. The kids did awesome at the museum, they asked quite a few questions and actually enjoyed the exhibits. I thought that they would be wild, but no, they were angels. We may be going more often now!!!! Atticus pointed out all the anatomy on the sculptures he saw, he was quite concerned at one point that he was going to be peed on in the Roman section. Piper was inspired to ask questions about what life was like for the people represented in the art. It was fun!

Ice Skating

 

 

 

We went to the rink yesterday for some fun. Piper is skating now and starting to get comfortable on the ice, now it is just practice. She has also started to prefer jeans. Fancy jeans, but jeans. This has led us to a mad scramble to get to the mall so that she does not have to juggle through the measly 2 pairs of pants she has. This change of heart has come with the realization that it is much harder to shove a skirt into snowpants than pants.