The first week solo has gone smoothly. We even went to the zoo to play together! Week two has started showing some challenge with another snow… Tho, not as bad as anticipated, we spent the night at the nanny’s so we would all have a smooth morning. It all worked out well but it’s clear that the boy is ready to have papa home.
He is a bit more needy and fussy… Just like last time papa left.
SX had to flit around town to get supplies for the treehousing gig in Texas….so, Hagan went on adventure tour through Ikea and the like getting a fabulous picture montage. We are flying solo with Hayley and doing great so far. We expect SX to fly home for a week before the next job in Tulsa. Should be a fun season.
We had another round of snow shut us down briefly but things are back to normal if normal is a giant world of ice danger. In any case, we snuggled up and watched some Olympics… Then we tried some new BBQ, tequila and finished off with an awesome set by G. Love and the special sauce. He was on fire!!
We hopped over to Long Island one last time to play with some Brauneller cousins before they move southwest for good. We hiked through snow to get to beautiful and warm indoor gardens, played Settlers of Catan (finally!) and cuddled with puppies.
Datty got creative this week making gumbo, graham crackers and play dough while the momma trudged thru snow and slush back and forth to work. Oh yes, and we went to a Super Bowl party where we ate yummies and became the famous seattlelites of the party.
We have been spending a lot of time being cozy, watching movies. It was nice to have warmer temps that allowed for Datty and son to visit the zoo animals while the momma caught up at work.
We finally got a membership to the Please touch museum that is a spectacular thing that I’m not even going to try to describe. Only that it’s an indoor wonderland that held Hagan’s interest for 5! Hours! Hayley and SX (aka Datty) had quite the time watching hagan explore for almost an entire day. We had dinner at friends and followed that up with a snow storm that altered Lindsey’s intial travels from Austin that was supposed to be several hours to Philly but instead was via Chicago/Harrisburg/random train stations that lasted severalteen hours. But, she made it just after midnight! Meanwhile Hagan, Datty and I entertained her new Bo that was patiently awaiting his lovely gurrrrl so they could road trip thru the snow to Austin. It has been quite a week!
The snow came and we tried to take Hagan sledding but he would have none of it. Then the snow disappeared and the cold came to freeze the river which was remarkable. Now, the sun is out with 55F making my bike commute utterly fantastic. I’m happy to have frolicked in snow, photograph a frozen river and bike through 55F sun.
Holidays are all packed up and regular schedules are back in business. Hagan is playing with new toys from all around the states while the momma finally gets to go to the gym!!!! and papa plays with his new iPhone microscope lens
We had a date night!!!!! In which we tried Percy BBQ! Holy deliciousness! Thanks to Mikee n CB! and finished the night with ‘saving mr banks’. A delightful movie.
Oh yeah- and I made some baby booties 😀
Some picture highlights:
We spent a lovely week living at the farm, enjoying Gram who is currently 95yrs and counting. It was a much needed reprieve even if I was stuck writing a paper…here are some highlights:
