Making February Count

After blogging for some time it gets to be a bit of a monkey on one's back. I love keeping up with posting our fun days and a few not so fun days online, and Devon and I use the blog as a "baby book" of sorts. But as we come to the end of a short month I realize that my numbers are down so you get this one: a post about posting, so that I can leave February without disgrace.
Lots of Love
Louise

Ear Potatoes and Tic Tac Toe

Well after passing coughs and colds back and forth in our family since November, we have had a week or so of no coughing in the night but Fiona has learned to wield her sick day powers. She was sent home for the first time the other day for complaining of a sore ear, this after I had spend 2 hours at the doctor getting her "sore ear" cleaned out and given a pass medically speaking.

At the doctor's office with the ear cleaning out supplies.

We have been enjoying a bit of spring surf as a family. My advice in putting a three-year-old into a wet suit is to have them wear socks...helps to slide.

Fiona at Cowells Special

And fiona is a wicked tic tac toe player. She likes to know who is to win each game prior but is learning the art of losing graciously and winning nicely. I do throw most of the games but she gets such delight out of drawing her victory line! I'll add in more losses as she progresses.

Spring is trying to happen here in santa cruz and I hope the seasons are enjoyable where you are too.
Love
Louise

P.S. Speaking of Wicked... a literary milestone passed in that we read for many nights Vicki's old copy of The Wizard of Oz, chapter by chapter. We saved our place each night with a chicken feather. Now I'm reading Wicked and fiona wants to "read a chapter" with me still. Not really good kid material in there, but a good read for those who otherwise need to know all Dorothy/Glenda/Witch references starting at 7:30 every morning.

Stacking Up

We had a lovely day today Fiona started it out by organizing the toilet paper in a convenient location.Then we then went to Wilder Ranch to visit our favourite draft horses and feed them lovely green grass, a nature walk, an attempted nap, a bit of gardening and just when we thought that we were in the homestretch Devon came home with a Boogie Board before dinner and so we all went to the beach for a surf. Fiona had a lovely time...brave with her swimming skills, even had a wipeout that sent devon running to retrieve her from the wash. She said that the wipeout was her favourite part of the whole thing. Home dinner and now in bed. WHEW!

Climbing the walls

Fiona, as you can see is better. We were out shopping for a birthday present for cousin Charlotte. There was only one small and quiet tantrum the whole time, and there was outstanding behaviour at the post office afterwards.WHEW! Reward: Climbing the wall on the parking garage.

Bugs Will Die