Well, today is Groundhog's Day and for many people, they were hoping for a cloudy day. Not us, we were hoping for a sunny day and that is exactly what we had. The groundhog saw his shadow meaning we have 6 more weeks of winter. This is the best news because we love winter activities! A few weeks ago, we went to "the cabin" with Pete, Meggen, Lauren and Abby. Instead of skiing, we went tubing at the same ski mountain we went to a few weeks ago. We had a blast as you can tell by the pics. We even met the Blue Hills Beast, their fuzzy blue mascot.
My parents had my parent teacher conference last week and I am doing a good job in 1st grade. I am a nice friend, a diligent ruler follower, and my reading/writing/math skills continue to progress. I like science and math the most, so basically I am taking after my Daddy. I do like to write about my experiences; the above story was all about our ski trip a few weeks ago. It says, "We went skiing at Christie Mountain . We took skiing lessons. We went on a tow rope. Then we had lunch. Then we went skiing a little bit more." My parents loved my photo the best~ my Mom has the super big hair and apparently big ears run in our entire family.
Happy 29th birthday Mommy :) Ok, she really isn't 29, but no one, including her students seem to know. The estimation chart that Heather completed with their class was better this year compared to last. Wow, her age ranges from 9-80. She is planning to give treats to kids who guessed 30 or less :)
Daddy was in Washington DC on Mom's birthday, so Cooper and I took her on a dinner date with Uncle Matt, Auntie Jill and our cousins. It was a nice mini-party. When we got home, we sang to Mommy, gave her this delicious salted-caramel-pretzel ice cream cake from Cold Stone (oh my goodness, it was the best) and then we gave her presents. Daddy returned in time for books and cuddles. She said she feels so blessed to have us boys in her life and she enjoyed many special birthday messages, treats and time with those she loves.
Cooper's teacher continues to amaze us with a daily newsletter and pictures about their day. Cooper loves playing in the gym and recess the best. Go figure.
The 3 musketeers... they will continue their friendship as they will attend the same elementary school next year.
We looked for a quick and easy indoor activity last weekend, so we hit the bowling alley. We haven't bowled since summer; surprisingly, we have greatly improved since our last visit. Must be the extra muscles. Cooper and I used bumpers, Daddy was the strike king and Mommy was the spare queen. We had quite the competition!
Cooper literally would run to the line and whip his bowling ball down the lane. It was entertaining.
My form looked good and I think I mastered the underhand roll.
Mom loves bowling shoe pictures. She says we look so cute wearing these. Funny thing is her feet are so small her bowling shoes are velcroes too.
On Saturday night, we had some friends over. We were supposed to do a candlelight snowshoe at the state park but our friends were battling colds, so we stayed in and played. The boys had fun dressing up as super heroes, dancing with the Wii, and playing with toys. The adults had fun listening to music, enjoying some adult drinks and planning their upcoming trip to Cozumel (What?!?!? This was news to us!)
Cooper and I had the day off from school for parent-teacher conferences, so we had a Daddy day full of fun. We had haircuts, ran a few errands and then hit the waterpark. We were exhausted. That evening, we went to Mason's birthday party at the rollerskating rink (no pics, oops). On Saturday, we took a 3 hour nap, no joke.
Today, Cooper's class learned about groundhogs, including what they like to eat and do. He came home with an interesting piece of information... groundhogs whistle when they are looking for a girlfriend. Mommy promises she won't teach him how to whistle.
We asked Cooper how he felt about the groundhog seeing his shadow....
He said he wants more winter because this means we can play in the snow, go snowmobiling and skiing more. I couldn't agree more! Happy Groundhog's Day!
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