We have had enough snow this winter to last us a lifetime! The month of January left our house pretty buried. Mary Pat helped us show off the snow in our front yard with these pictures!
In front of the snow mountain in our front yard!
On the path to our house, surrounded by snow taller than her on both sides!
We couldn't even get to the garage for most of the month of January and Mary Pat's playhouse is "snowed in".
We can't wait until the spring when we can finally use the slide again!
One of the last things we did during our SC visit was have a fun dinner at Mr. Gatti's! Mr. Gatti's is similar to Chuck E. Cheese but better. There is a pizza/pasta/salad buffet and then a game rooms with a bunch of games and rides for the kids. Mary Pat and Victoria had a BLAST riding rides and winning tickets. Michael also rode a few rides and had fun just looking around! It was a great way to spend an evening with Nana and Poppy. A few more pictures here.
The silly girls enjoying their pizza and pasta.
Riding the "roller coaster".
Michael took a ride with Spiderman while the girls road the roller coaster behind him!
He was not so sure what he thought about the ride at first.
Mary Pat loved the roller coaster.
Michael flying with a little help from Nana.
He liked it despite the look on his face.
All three kiddos enjoyed the mini carousel!
Michael held on tight.
Victoria working hard to get as many tickets as possible.
Poppy helping Mary Pat win some tickets.
Victoria showing off all her tickets!
While we were in SC after the new year, Spartanburg got a major snowstorm! There was about 7-9 inches of snow and some ice which is HUGE for Spartanburg and made for a great time. Both Mary Pat and Victoria could hardly wait to get out and play in the snow and Aunt Shawnie even walked from her apartment (it took her 30 minutes or so) just to play with them! It was fun to see Mary Pat be able to play in an enjoyable amount of snow. Unfortunately, the large amounts we have seen in NY have not been too easy for a two year old to play in! More pictures to enjoy here.
Nana's house covered in snow.
Nana, Mary Pat and Michael looking out the door and Victoria looking out the window as we all wait for Shawn to arrive!
Here comes Shawnie up Dupre Drive.
She looks pretty cold!
Mary Pat in her makeshift snowsuit ready to go play!
Victoria is getting ready to play too.
There they go!!!!
Aunt Shawnie helping Mary Pat walk in the snow.
Victoria striking a pose.
Michael and Nana watching from inside the house.
Mary Pat had a GREAT time!
Stuck.
Trying to make a snowball.
Shawnie and the snow girls!
Shawn showing off the snowman they tried to build. The snow was too soft to build a good one.
Making a snow angel by popular demand!
Throwing the snow was fun for Mary Pat!
So was catching snow in her mouth.
We can't believe that our precious Michael is already 10 months old! It's really hard to think that he will be a year old in two short months. As you can see from these pictures he finally has his two bottom teeth! He is currently working on a few more teeth so he won't be able to have the nickname "Mr. Gums" much longer. He is definitely a boy and is in to EVERYTHING. He loves to follow his sister around and they both like to fight over toys. He is still Army crawling but has now added pulling up, pushing his walker in the basement and climbing into Mary Pat's chair to his bag of tricks! He will eat anything you put in front of him including the usual baby food and many new table foods such as peas, green beans, corn, bagels, turkey and cheese. He is our happy little man!
Pulling up on Mary Pat's kitchen to play.
Trying to climb into Mary Pat's chair.
Modelling his Scooby Doo track suit after swim lessons. Look at all that hair!!
Mary Pat playing with her baby, one of the few things Michael doesn't try to steal from her!
We had a very nice and relaxing Valentine's Day this year. Mary Pat, Michael and Mommy spent most of the day playing and giving lots of hugs and kisses. After work, Daddy brought a special surprise home for Mary Pat (and Mommy too!). He brought us special Valentine's Day mini cupcakes from Crumbs! Delicious! Mary Pat had a blast picking out which one to eat and LOVED it. Then the kids gave us the best gift of all, going to sleep early and without any fuss! Mommy and Daddy actually had a peaceful dinner. A great day! More silly picture can be found here.
Mary Pat giving her little brother hugs and kisses.
Michael wants out of the death grip hug.
But Mary Pat just squeezes tighter!
One of Mommy's precious valentines!
Striking a pose.
Mommy's "love bandit"
So many cupcakes to choose from!
Yummy chocolate!
How much of this can I fit into my mouth at once?
DONE!!!!
