Tune Up

We were extremely lucky to inherit a century old piano as a wedding gift. For years, it sat quietly in the living room, pretty much ignited by everyone. Yes, there were the occasional songs played by mommy…but now, our little rock star wants to take piano lesson. That definitely meant our old lady needed a …

Crazy Weather

This week has been crazy. On Wednesday, we had near 65 degree weather, which resulted in plenty of this: But alas, the winds of change were a coming.  That next morning, we had freezing rain and snow Crazy, right!  Sunburn on Wednesday—Snow frost on Thursdsy

Ground Hog Day

The last couple of weeks have been a little like ground hog day.  Lots of very similar days. Karate, check Basketball, check  Thanks Pop Pop for coming to watch Lots and lots of homework, check We really are a family of routine. And with the ground hog seeing his shadow this week, looks like a …

Future Ninja

So, I came down from my nightly shower to something quiet interesting. As I rounded into the kitchen, I noticed the little  guy standing by the steps, like a cheetah about to pounce on his prey. Which sadly is nothing new, he regularly role plays as a ninja..complete with tucks, rolls and gyrating hand movements. …

Saturday Night Fever

After a hard day of work, school homework, karate, we settled into our evening, which generally is rather quiet.  But alas, on Tuesday evening, the boy strutted out his best stuff.  And by that I mean, music videos with orechstrated choreography. You’ve never quiet listened to Fight Song until you watch the little guy in …

Winter Thaw

This week saw warm days. Yes, we were out playing various sports. But then heavy rain and cold arived.  For his part, the little guy helped his daddy with the pool water by running round and round it Its been a fickle winter, not really making up its mind to be warm or cold. For …

Student

As I mentioned las week, Zachary was student of the week.  We had Pete the Cat all week. On Monday, Pete went back to school with Zachary.  And he had prepared a worksheet of all of his fun activities. This year, Zachary has done so well in school.    It’s amazing the level of knowledge …

Sunrise

The weather pattern this winter has been up and down. We’ve had cold, snowy days. And warm 50 degree, outside days. This week was one of those warm weeks. And we’ve been outside a lot. Baseball, check. Basketball, check. Bike rides, check. Can you tell the boy doesn’t sit still I was lucky to catch …

Games

As a child, mommy played a lot of Clue with her family. This week, we introduced the game to the little guy.  And let’s just say there is a love fest. As in, can we play at least a thousand times a day. And sadly, he has gotten pretty good at it, after several well …

Pete

Guess who is Student of the Week?  Mommy knew something was up when he came home with luggage and a big smile on his face. And who was inside..none other than Pete the Cat. We spent the week documenting with various pictures As you can see, it’s been a busy week.