Friday, January 6, 2012
Our Utah Trip
We arrived in Utah for a Holiday visit late Christmas Eve. Christmas morning we woke up and went to church then came back to open presents with cousins. Atlas loved my mom's music boxes
...and getting presents.
We went to Zoo Lights with my family and it was really fun.
Nick and I especially loved this one of the old drinking fountain.
This is Atlas's favorite slide in the world. He could go on it forever. You have to pry him away from it when it is time to go home.
We went to Boondocks with Nick's family.
This was his favorite game, a Batman whack-a-mole.
He got lost in the top of the play place and adults are not allowed in. I tried to coach him from the bottom on how to get down, but he wasn't listening. Fortunately a cute little girl saw that he was in distress and helped him find his way down.
He also got to play with his favorite friend, Quinn. They had such a good time together. I wish I would have got some footage of them dancing with this repetitive keyboard beat Atlas kept turning on.
We were also in town for Nick's birthday, so we threw a little party so that he could see some of his friends.
All he wanted to do was have a dance party. We watched a bad movie, took an intermission to dance, and then finished the movie. It was great to see everyone and their sweet dance moves.
After most everyone left Nick, Jaxon, Meg and Jace tried to dance like Beyonce.
And Nick's mom made her famous baked Alaska.
We had a great time and it was really nice to be back around family and friends, even if it was for a short while. I can't wait until we can come back again.
...and getting presents.
We went to Zoo Lights with my family and it was really fun.
Nick and I especially loved this one of the old drinking fountain.
This is Atlas's favorite slide in the world. He could go on it forever. You have to pry him away from it when it is time to go home.
We went to Boondocks with Nick's family.
This was his favorite game, a Batman whack-a-mole.
He got lost in the top of the play place and adults are not allowed in. I tried to coach him from the bottom on how to get down, but he wasn't listening. Fortunately a cute little girl saw that he was in distress and helped him find his way down.
He also got to play with his favorite friend, Quinn. They had such a good time together. I wish I would have got some footage of them dancing with this repetitive keyboard beat Atlas kept turning on.
We were also in town for Nick's birthday, so we threw a little party so that he could see some of his friends.
All he wanted to do was have a dance party. We watched a bad movie, took an intermission to dance, and then finished the movie. It was great to see everyone and their sweet dance moves.
After most everyone left Nick, Jaxon, Meg and Jace tried to dance like Beyonce.
And Nick's mom made her famous baked Alaska.
We had a great time and it was really nice to be back around family and friends, even if it was for a short while. I can't wait until we can come back again.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Nick is officially done with this semester of school. He hasn't had too much going on so we have all just been hanging out together. We have had pizza with tortellini on it, hung out at the mall, watched lots of movies and just generally wasted lots of time. I finally talked Atlas into letting me give him a haircut.
As you can see- I don't know how to cut hair and it turned out pretty uneven, but a few days later, it looks just fine. We also went to a special Holiday Water Fire. Santa was there, but Atlas was too scared to sit on his lap.
Here's my dude being cool by wearing sunglasses when it's dark out.
He doesn't love being bundled up
but he'll still always give me a cheeser for the camera.
Throwing rocks in the water is still his favorite pass time. This is the spot that we go to most often, at India Pointe Park. We walk under an underpass (Atlas loves tunnels) and over a really long narrow bridge to get there.
It's a long walk home.
This week's kick is making hot chocolate. It's easy and fun for him to dump the powder in and stir it up. It's also "deee lishus."
Our countdown chain is getting pretty short. We will be home in no time. For the next six days I will just be a bundle of nerves thinking about getting on an airplane with this terror. We were hoping to drive to Boston for a day this week, but I am not sure if that is going to happen now since when we went to go to church this morning my car's check engine light started flashing and smoke was coming out of the tailpipe. We will have to take it in tomorrow and see what is wrong. The Jeep isn't working either and we haven't wanted to pay for repairs so it has been sitting in it's parking spot for almost 3 months. Now we have two non-working cars. Of course it happens right around Christmas too, when we have a bunch of other expenses. Seems like we always have car troubles. I guess that's what happens when you drive older cars. Oh well, I'm not going to let it ruin my Christmas cheer! I am happy and excited and looking forward to the next few weeks.
As you can see- I don't know how to cut hair and it turned out pretty uneven, but a few days later, it looks just fine. We also went to a special Holiday Water Fire. Santa was there, but Atlas was too scared to sit on his lap.
Here's my dude being cool by wearing sunglasses when it's dark out.
He doesn't love being bundled up
but he'll still always give me a cheeser for the camera.
Throwing rocks in the water is still his favorite pass time. This is the spot that we go to most often, at India Pointe Park. We walk under an underpass (Atlas loves tunnels) and over a really long narrow bridge to get there.
It's a long walk home.
This week's kick is making hot chocolate. It's easy and fun for him to dump the powder in and stir it up. It's also "deee lishus."
Our countdown chain is getting pretty short. We will be home in no time. For the next six days I will just be a bundle of nerves thinking about getting on an airplane with this terror. We were hoping to drive to Boston for a day this week, but I am not sure if that is going to happen now since when we went to go to church this morning my car's check engine light started flashing and smoke was coming out of the tailpipe. We will have to take it in tomorrow and see what is wrong. The Jeep isn't working either and we haven't wanted to pay for repairs so it has been sitting in it's parking spot for almost 3 months. Now we have two non-working cars. Of course it happens right around Christmas too, when we have a bunch of other expenses. Seems like we always have car troubles. I guess that's what happens when you drive older cars. Oh well, I'm not going to let it ruin my Christmas cheer! I am happy and excited and looking forward to the next few weeks.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Ugly Christmas Crafts
Atlas loves to help me bake. He loves to stir and dump in ingredients. He especially loves cupcakes because I let him choose the colors and put sprinkles on top. The last cupcakes I made, I made the frosting too think, so this time I erred on the side of caution and made a gooey frosting mess.
These lovely cupcakes' beauty was also increased by the fact that I only had Halloween, candy corn muffin papers, and Atlas climbed up after they were all frosted and put finger holes into each and every one. They may have been the ugliest cupcakes ever made, but they were still delicious.
Atlas and I went to make gingerbread houses at a friend's house yesterday morning. Atlas has been carrying it around the house ever since and is very proud. I told him not to eat it so that we could look at it for a decoration, so he started just licking it. Now it is a big smeary mess. (I love his dorky "say cheese" face)
We also made a paper chain to count down the days until Christmas Eve/ our flight to Utah. Atlas colored the pages and I made the rings. He loves to help me cut a ring off everyday.
We've had some frustrating things happen lately, but overall we are in good spirits and excited for Christmas. Atlas has a book of Mickey's Christmas Carol and I read it to him every single nap time and before bed each night. He is learning all about Santa Claus and Christmas. I need to get him a book about the baby Jesus so I can also teach him that story as well. He is such a little sponge lately, just soaking up information from everywhere.
These lovely cupcakes' beauty was also increased by the fact that I only had Halloween, candy corn muffin papers, and Atlas climbed up after they were all frosted and put finger holes into each and every one. They may have been the ugliest cupcakes ever made, but they were still delicious.
Atlas and I went to make gingerbread houses at a friend's house yesterday morning. Atlas has been carrying it around the house ever since and is very proud. I told him not to eat it so that we could look at it for a decoration, so he started just licking it. Now it is a big smeary mess. (I love his dorky "say cheese" face)
We also made a paper chain to count down the days until Christmas Eve/ our flight to Utah. Atlas colored the pages and I made the rings. He loves to help me cut a ring off everyday.
We've had some frustrating things happen lately, but overall we are in good spirits and excited for Christmas. Atlas has a book of Mickey's Christmas Carol and I read it to him every single nap time and before bed each night. He is learning all about Santa Claus and Christmas. I need to get him a book about the baby Jesus so I can also teach him that story as well. He is such a little sponge lately, just soaking up information from everywhere.
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