M+M Daily Favs 2.3.2010

MN+MR=dancing in the kitchen

In our house in NJ, we had a tiny kitchen. When we moved to CT, the kitchen in the house we rented was huge! Most nights, Bill and the girls would rock out while i did the dishes. When we moved to the lighthouse, the tradition faded as we had a small crowded kitchen once again. We spend a lot of time in the kitchen here... The girls have their little table in there for breakfast and arts and crafts. Since bringing Kodiak into the family, we've been spending more time in there to keep our rugs safe from the puppy. Tonight, Bill and the girls wanted to dance. I asked them to do it in the living room to give me room to clean up. It just felt wrong. After less than a minute, all five of us were crowded in the kitchen working and laughing and dancing. Just the way it should be! :)

A New Posting: M+M Nightly Dreams 2.1.2010

Bill and i have ben asking the girls about their dreams for almost as long as we have been asking them about their favorite parts of the day. I thought it was time to start recording/sharing these little funnies too. :)

MN = giraffes

MR = boats, and light up tinkerbells, and light up butterflies, and light up snowglobes

M+M Daily Favs 1.30.2010

MN+MR=J's birthday party

Today the girls donned some pirate gear for a pirate themed birthday party for their friend J. They had a blast celebrating with his family and friends. Happy Birthday, J!

Kodiak: Month Two

Our 16 week old puppy runs our house! It's like having a baby again... Our lives revolve around his schedule (or at least trying to be one step ahead of him in the house breaking department!)

I was a little worried the first month we had him because he didn't seem to like to walk... He would cry after only a few minutes. He has changed a lot in the last month and now really enjoys all of our outside time. I'm so happy as one of the reasons we brought Kodiak to our family was so i could have a hiking buddy this spring!

Kodiak seems to be a pretty typical puppy... He loves to run and romp and chew. He is very different than Balduf was at his age as Kodiak is very happy to go to sleep around 6:30/7 pm and sleep for the rest of the night. We'll wake him up to take him out a couple times, but he has no interest in staying up. We hope as he gets a little older that he will hang out with us at night and let us cuddle and pet him, but who am i to complain about a quiet, sleeping puppy?!

Here are a few more pictures of the fun we are having with him:

our skinny little guy:

Bill, you are not leaving me here alone with the girls:

yes, i can sleep anywhere:

lounging with Bill on a lazy afternoon:

i already know how to sit and pose:

walking on Brotherhood Bridge Trail:

playing in the snow:

walking by the Mendenhall River:

enjoying the snow at the glacier:

Kodiak and i sharing one of our favorite walks with Bill:

a family walk in Cope Park:

another morning on Brotherhood Bridge Trail:

getting braver while checking out the Mendenhall River:

our favorite spot for fetch - Mendenhall Glacier:

M+M Daily Favs 1.28.2010

MN=going to the beach

MR=skating

For us, Thursday morning is skating morning. Both girlies are doing great and neither one used the bar at all today! Poor MN fell hard twice on her backside, and there were many tears. However, it wasn't anything that a cherry Pop Tart from the snack machine and a few minutes watching the Zamboni couldn't fix!

I've been trying to get the girls to walk Kodiak with me in the afternoon after their nap, sometimes it is quite a battle. (MN would readily trade Kodiak in for a turtle. "A turtle won't bite my animals and doesn't need to be trained!") With the ice on the sidewalk this winter, it's been tough to be consistent for safety's sake. The sun broke through the clouds while the girls were sleeping and i thought instead of walk, we should take the dog for his first trip to Sandy Beach! We walked, we threw the ball and frisbee for Kodaik, we looked for and found dinosaur bones, and watched the moon rise over Mt. Roberts. Since we stayed so long, i had to scrap our dinner plans (roast pork and cauliflower), but i really enjoyed our frozen pizza! :)

the fog

here are two pictures taken about 2 hours apart:

i love the fog here... love how it sits in the channel and swirls through the basins...

i wish i could get better pictures, but this is the best i can do today while sitting at a stoplight with my handy dandy phone :)

M+M Daily Favs 1.26.2010

MN+MR=Wii bowling with Daddy

Tonight, MR was super excited to start the game off with a strike! Since both girls rolled a strike apiece, a good time was had by all!!

M+M Daily Favs 1.25.2010

MN=the ice skating doggie show in the kitchen

MR=the ice skating dancing show in the kitchen

The girls had a blast this afternoon putting on shows for me in the kitchen while i cooked dinner. I would have taken pictures, but i was chopping veggies and rolling dough for yummy veggie stromboli. I'm sure this won't be the last performance!

M+M Daily Favs 1.24.2010

MN+MR=playing Wii bowling

I'm not sure how we did it, but we finally got the girls to eat their dinner in about 35 minutes. We had enough time between dinner and bath to squeeze in one of their new fav games. MN scored one strike, but MR had the high score (of the two girls) of 100. Of course, MR wanted the strike and MN wanted the high score... There's always tomorrow... ;)

M+M Daily Favs 1.23.2010

MN=playing with our new table

MR=going for a walk and getting a donut

We woke up this morning to a beautiful day! Instead of taking turns at the gym, we bundled up the girls and took a walk to enjoy the crisp morning.

In the afternoon, our neighbors offered us a small, low table for the girls (it used to be in their daughter's room). We put it in their bedroom and they has a blast playing ponies and doing puzzles on it. Thanks, friends! :)