Skiing!!

Papa took Kelsey and me skiing up at Stevens this month for our birthdays. It was Kelsey's first time and my first time in about 8 years. It was so much fun getting back on skis! Kelsey seemed to have a lot of fun as well, even if she did only do one run. A big thanks to Nana for making the drive up with us to watch Kelsey while we skied!

I took a lot of time emphasizing to Kelsey how the gear wasn't going to be super comfortable, how it'd be cold at the mountain, how the magic carpet would work, etc. Basically covering all bases so there'd be no surprises for the skiing portion of the day. I forgot to mention the hour long drive up there. When we got home she told me she wanted to go again but "lets go somewhere closer next time" :) Ooops!


Super excited to get started




Up we go!

Mardi Gras

Josie somehow knew it was Mardi Gras and got right in the spirit of things by decorating herself in all of her necklaces :)

Ahoy Mateys!

Snow!!

We got a lot of snow in February and the girls had a blast! We went sledding, made snow angels and even practiced our skiing!






We were planning on taking Kelsey up skiing for her first time so we figured this was a great time to practice having all of the gear on!

Open for Business!

The girls set up shop the other day and made some delicious pizza, cupcakes, coffee and cocoa. Too bad their high prices ($17 for a cup of coffee?) left me broke ;)

Gymnastics!

We enrolled the girls in gymnastic classes and were able to find classes that they could both participate in at the same time. Bonus! This is the first thing we've enrolled Josie in and she seemed to really love it. Though she did escape her class a couple of times to go give Kelsey a hug :)

Watch Out Bad Guys...

Happy Valentine's Day

I actually made a fun breakfast for Valentine's Day this year - pink heart shaped pancakes. Kelsey thought they were so fun she asked for green pancakes the next day :)




Kelsey's first gift for Valentine's day from her "boyfriend" Calvin

Goofballs

All I wanted was a cute picture of the two of them enjoying their Valentine's Day suckers. Is that too much to ask? Apparently :)

FIRE!

What a difference a year makes! Last year's firestation outting involved me holding Kelsey and having her head buried in my shoulder for a majority of the time. This year she was enthralled with it all!




Firewoman Josie at your service!






It was so fun that the kids got to help spray the fire hose!


The only thing Kelsey was hesitant about was holding the firehose. But once Josie got up and tried it she couldn't be left out :)