My Little Valentine

So today I had the brilliant idea of taking a photo of Mia with a Valentine's Day sign for all the grandparents before I changed her out of her pink dress. As you can see, Mia was really excited about the idea. She didn't quite understand the concept, but she was really happy to have a piece of cardstock in her hands. It is a miracle she came away without any paper cuts.

So then I tried setting it behind her...

And... we got it! Oh wait...

Victory!

Score: Mia 1 Mom 0

Dear Mother Nature,

Seriously? Again? Three days later? That's a good one.

Nick was so looking forward to firing up the grill this week too.

And we were just getting used to seeing glimpses of pavement again.

Sincerely,

The Snowbound

PS - Will you please try to keep a clear path to our door so the mail carrier can at least deliver our Netflix while we are snowed in? Thanks.

Snowmageddon

The Blizzard of 2010 struck DC with a vengeance, leaving 2-3 feet of snow in its wake. In anticipation of the storm, Mia and I braved the crowds at the grocery store the day before. There were zero carts, elbows being thrown in the meat & dairy sections, and lines that spanned the length of the aisles, but we somehow survived and came out with pretty much everything we needed.

The first day or two of the snow wasn't so bad. We had Nick working from home on Friday and the volume of snow was awe-inspiring and really pretty. We went out to explore a little bit the next day. Saturday evening, we even ventured across the parking lot to our neighbor's house for a little social interaction. 4 hours and an epic game of Monopoly later, we stumbled back through the waist-high snow with our sleepy child that we had just woken up from a deep slumber in a Pack 'n Play. First I fell down, and then Nick stumbled in the same spot, but somehow kept Mia out of the snow. We felt like awesome parents... But it was nice to get out of the house for a while.

Here are Nick & Mia during our afternoon exploration. The mounds of snow in the background are cars. It took all day the next day for everyone to dig out. We met several nice neighbors we didn't even know we had though! Nothing like a natural disaster to bring everyone together.

This was a common scene throughout our neighborhood, some much worse than this. Luckily, this was not our car!

Truly a winter wonderland...

Then it got old.

Similac Yak

Ever since Mia started getting formula bottles exclusively, she has spit up, or sometimes thrown up, a lot more often. I feel like I always get the brunt of it, so it was a little refreshing to have it all over someone else for a change. Mia isn't bothered by it at all, as you can see. She felt great afterwards. Sorry, Nick! (But not that sorry.)

Snow Bunny

On Saturday we had a little snow storm & Nick was anxious to take Mia outside. We needed to try out some of her new cold weather gear & build up her stamina anyway. Lacrosse season is a few weeks away and she will be outside every day, helping me coach.

She spent most of the time with her tongue sticking out. We haven't decided if she was trying to taste the snow or the snot that began running out of her nose.

Her sense of balance was a little off in her puffy down snowsuit.

So while she was down we helped her make a snow angel. I think we appreciated it a bit more than she did, but she did look like a little angel.

She had a great time playing with dad in the snow!