Snowboarding Parents

Mountain Snow

Relaxing in the snow

Louise Enjoying the Steep Stuff

Fiona eating a piece of her snowman in Pacific Grove (a very rare specimen!)

Devon and I ran away this weekend to the snow to enjoy a bit of snowboarding and sleeping in. Fiona was rougning it in Pacific Grove with her Grammy and Grampy, whick I'm sure she much preferred to being dragged around the Kirkwood through her naps and in the cold.
The snow was lovely (though not Utah lovely) and it was fun to play like we used to, we're not even too sore upon returning home.
We have no idea when we will get another snow day but this was enough to last us for a while.
Love
Louise

Below: Devon on my favourite run

Green eggs are just the start....

Too bad for y'all in the southern hemisphere, but our baby chickens started to lay today. The green egg, appearing just today, we believe comes from "butterfly." So that means that winter is on it's way for you and summer is coming to us. When the pears come in to season there ask me for this caramelized pear crisp recipe it's yummy. Fiona loved it.
Just in case you are keeping track in the fiona side of things, she's trying as hard as she can to give up on naps which makes for some rough times at home but we're doing our best to deal with that...wine helps.
Love
Louise

Here Comes the Sun!

After too many days of rain and wind, we took the electric bike down to the beach during a patch of beautiful sunshine. There were lots of people out and even the seabirds looked relieved. Coming up the hill was a breeze with the new front wheel, Fiona says she loves the magic button "because my mum goes fast."

Stormy

So, like, we didn't surf, sail, or bike ride today, like it was soooo stormy. We did go to check out the scene at Steamers Lane though.

Newfangled Bike with Magic Button

I invested in a new toy this week. An electric front wheel for my old beater bike.
The Hilltopper is designed to reuse your regular bike with a quick and easy conversion. I did it in a few minutes. And now the hill with the trailer is a breeze!
Y'all are welcome to give it a try next time you're in town. Or even better, get yourself one and make those quick and easy trips even easier. Check it out on the flat ground too!
Love
Louise

Alarm

Last night Fiona got up to pee at the same time as me about 2 AM...She asked if she could come to sleep in my bed and I answered that "my alarm was going to go off" and so it was better if she was in her bed instead, Her chin started to wobble, eyes filled with tears, and she asked me which ARM was going to fall off???...she ended up in our bed for a while anyway.

Fungus Fair Faeries

Fiona and I attended the Fungus Federation's Fungus Fair at the Louden Nelson center today and thus sacrificed today's nap. The naps are hit and miss at the moment anyway,oe day three hours, then skip the next two days then another day 1-2 hours, then repeat. We enjoyed the fungi though, spent more time in the kids craft room than in the main display room but it was still good.


Face painting, clay mushrooms, candycap cookies, and the thrill of seeing poisonous deadly muscaria, and "witches butter" were enough for us. Ever stylish, fiona opted for her new "princess dress" and floated regally around the place even in the playground afterwards.

But afer skipping nap, (she fell asleep briefly in the trainer on the way home) the whole family was overtired and cranky. Devon and I had gone out to a late movie last night so we were due some extra sleep too. By twilight we were pushing the bedtime idea and fiona was snoring despite the band practice, slap bass going on at 6:30.

Bedtime snack

So the new year is upon us, we are givig up naps, keeping busy, and still blogging in our 5th year (technically) of fiona online.
Love
Louise