The Past Month in Pictures

I think I am in blog withdrawal!  I miss this place!  To get caught up, here are the photos from the last month...

I was sick of standing in the grocery store, trying to decide what kind of apples to buy, so we had a taste test.  The three apples we tested were Gala, Fuji, and Braeburn.  I had a sticky note with the names on the bottoms of the plates, so we would know which we picked as our favorite.

Dylan chose Braeburn.  Jim and I liked Fuji.

I reached a new low, when I completely forgot to take Dylan to his first "All Sports" class, and my absent minded husband had to do this to remind me of the next one.  I found this when I got in the car that morning.

While going through more papers to put in my new file cabinets, I found some photos of when Dylan was getting physical therapy for the torticollis.  Can you say "OUCH"?!  Actually this one hurt the most...

Yep, that's him, crying and reaching for me to make it stop.  Not fun.

We went sled riding/tubing.  My guys are so cute!

SNOWBALL FIGHT!

This was when we ended up spinning around, and flying down the hill backwards at top speed!

Not sure you can see it, but this is when I had to lay down to stop us from flying into the woods!

My favorite outtake from the Valentine cards!  I can't look at it without laughing.

Dylan had a "Beach Party" at school.  He said a certain girl looked the best.  When I asked why, he said "Her belly was showing"?!?  What?!

We celebrated my Dad's 71st birthday with dinner at Olive Garden, then the Super Bowl at our house.

Coming soon... a post and video from the "All Sports" class!

Sled Riding

The sun has miraculously made an appearance the past couple of days, so the snow is melting, and icicles are falling from rooftops, making noises that cause me to jump each time. Yesterday the sun was shining, and the skies were blue for a change, so we decided to go sled riding. It was Dylan's first time.

Even though some of the snow has melted, we still have about a foot and a half. I drove through the park, looking for an area where someone had already packed down the snow to make a path for sledding. After a while, we gave up and decided to just make our own. HAHAHAHAhahahahahaha... not quite.

Jim started wading through the high snow with the 2 sleds. He got half way through the field, when I started out with Dylan in my arms, so he wouldn't sink. I took about four steps in the snow, which resembled quick sand, before falling over and getting completely stuck. I was still holding Dylan above the snow, but I was in a very impossible situation. I could not get up, without help. Dylan went into complete panic mode, screaming "DADDDDEEEEEE!!!! DADDDDDEEEEE!!!! HELP US DADDDEEEE!!!" "Daddy" didn't seem to be moving. He was slumped over, saying "I...am...completely...exhausted..." Then, I was screaming, "JIM!!!" That got Dylan even more alarmed, and he was screaming again. "HELP!! DADDDDDEEEE!!!" We were quite a sight.

After Jim rescued us, and got Dylan to the road, I took off through the field again to get the sleds. Dylan screamed, "MOMMY! NO!! COME BACK!!", as if I were walking off to my death. Poor kid. He was traumatized. We just about called it a day and left, but I was determined. I managed to find a hill with a packed down path, and we finally started having some proper fun. And, fun it was. We had a blast.








And, the picture of the day... the one I'm sending in for the next America's Next Top Model show...


(If you're wondering why Dylan isn't with me in any of these shots, it is because after me getting stuck in the snow, he lost all faith in my snow abilities. Who could blame him?)

After that, we headed to Chick Fil A for lunch and some play time. It was a great day. One I know I'll remember for a long time.