Just a Lazy Winter's Day

Today was a positively gorgeous Colorado winter day, sunny and warm and drawing everyone out to enjoy the day.

Some of the best Saturday mornings start out with donuts

We took a walk by the stream near our house, and then came back home to grill some hamburgers for lunch and eat a picnic lunch in the back yard. Then we decided to spent an hour or two pruning trees and bushes. The kids played very well in the yard while we worked. They were "feeding" the plants some new "rock juice" (that is, juice made out of rocks). The plants loved it.

The kids, preparing to feed the plants their new "rock juice"

Gymnastics

Alex and Genevieve are taking a gymnastics class together this month at the Loveland Rec Center.  Alex has taken a couple of gym classes before, and Genevieve was feeling left out.  Also Alex seems to do much better when his little sister is around.  So we figured out a way to get them both in the class.  Here are some short videos from their first class together today (courtesy of Ryanne):

Alex does the high beam, by himself!

 

 Alex does the obstacle course:

 

Genevieve does the obstacle course, part 1:

Genna does the obstacle course, pt. 2:

After the Holidays

The holidays are over. We've disposed of the tree. Alex helped to vacuum.


We bought a TV and hooked it up to the Mac to watch videos. It's easy to see how the TV can become a babysitter. Have to be careful not to let that happen.


We are back at work, everyone back to their usual routine. We are looking forward to finding out which schools in the Poudre School District Alex will get into for next Fall. It's hard to believe his first day of Kindergarten is just 8 months away!