This week was relatively uneventful until the Blizzard of 2006 (doesn't it have a name yet?) hit on Saturday into Sunday. Saturday afternoon we dropped Lily off at Grandma Gail's and Grandpa Tom's so Mom and Dad could enjoy a night out at a party in Virginia. However, as the 'rents reached the destination in Brambleton, it was decided that our night out would be short lived - the snow was coming down fast and was sticking to the roads. We headed back to G & G's at around 9pm and headed back to Crofton that night, as we feared geting stuck in Burke - horror! ;) The drive home was fine, and Dad drove so it was slow going. Sunday we woke up to a winter wonderland. Lily got bundled up in her pink snowsuit and we were out bright and early to enjoy the snow with all the neighbors who were dutifully shoveling. Unfortunately, Lily was not a huge fan of the powder - she didn't really like to walk in it, did not want to touch it, and sledding was short lived, as she burst into tears at the end of the short run with Mom. We suspected that her tantrum was indicative of sleep deprivation (she has been waking rather early in the mornings - 6am - and refused to take a nap on Friday), so we took her inside and she proceeded to take a 4 hour nap and woke up a happy girl ready to play - but not outside.
Developmentally, Lily has a new dance move, well essentially her only dance move - it is essentially her doing squats repeatedly with a big smile on her face, to any and all music. We will try to get video of it in the next few weeks. While eating, she likes to put her feet up on the table and watch for Mom and Dad's reaction, waiting to be scolded - our little darling, constantly testing us. You may notice her new 'do,' as no barettes are allowed at school, therefore she has adopted the Pebbles look...
Lily wants to send birthday wishes to her Great Bubbie, who is celebrating her 80th birthday tomorrow!! Also Happy Valentine's Day to everyone, Lily will show off her Valentine's outfit (courtesy of Grandma Gail) at the next posting...
[Ed. note] P.S. - This is our 100th post ...
Getting ready to go outside.
The preparations ...
Checking out the snow.
It was a lot of snow ...
The pink marshmallow ...
With Mom ...
and Dad.
The entirety of the sledding experience.
The cereal monsters.
Pebbles trying to play some video games.
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The "pink marshmallow"...so adorable...and 3 videos...you shouldn't do that because we may expect that every week...we wish that Lily would be happier in the snow (to honour her Canadian blood)... but maybe next year ...hope you have a good week.
At least her first snow experience didn't end like mine... holding the child in front of you while sledding is probably the way to go. On another note, we checked on Lily's toys in Florida and they are in place and awaiting her return. We were almost so bored that we pulled them out to play, but we were under strict instructions from the Queen Mother (Bub) not to. Love and snow angels to all. e.
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The "pink marshmallow"...so adorable...and 3 videos...you shouldn't do that because we may expect that every week...we wish that Lily would be happier in the snow (to honour her Canadian blood)... but maybe next year ...hope you have a good week.
At least her first snow experience didn't end like mine... holding the child in front of you while sledding is probably the way to go.
On another note, we checked on Lily's toys in Florida and they are in place and awaiting her return. We were almost so bored that we pulled them out to play, but we were under strict instructions from the Queen Mother (Bub) not to.
Love and snow angels to all. e.
Priceless Footage of Lily! Thank you for the laugh! Pink marshmallow...my kind of gal!
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