Defeated by a 4 year old

He looks so sweet and innocent doesn't he?

Blake and I play games together - a lot of games together. Classic games like Operation, War, Connect 4...

AAAAAND like a good mother should, I usually let him win.

Well this particular day Blake wanted to play one of my favorites - Carcassonne

AAAAAND like a well, not so good mother; I wanted to win.

We played and unknown to me, Blake is surprisingly really good. Watching Mike and I play a few times he has caught on pretty well - so well that he defeated me with ease.


I never really liked the game anyway... ;)

When a storm hits...

We are ready with our

Goggles

sleds

shovels

and one piece snow suits


We also made sure we had our homemade snow experience in the backyard with our own hill to sled down



and of course a classic snowman.


We've had so much fun this winter with all this snow instead of rain. It doesn't get much better than being snowed in for a day or two!

I'M SO GLAD YOU WERE BORN!

To the best husband,

the best dad,

and my best friend


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

If only I had the voice of a Southern angel, singing Happy Birthday would of sounded a lot better! ;)

Feliz cumpleaños Blake

This last weekend Blake turned 4 in the best place possible for a kid to have a birthday!!!

Disney World!

Back in November we found a steal of a deal on plane tickets from Philly to Florida and decided to get them. We also got FREE passes into Disney World for doing a day of service here in PA! It was all such a great deal that we just couldn't pass it up. Plus we got to spend the whole time in FL with our good friends Matt and Brittney and their kids.

Mike made this awesome Super Why/Super Blake birthday cake upon Blake's request.

One of the highlights was this great roller coaster ride Blake clearly LOVED... (apparently so did I)

The roller coaster quickly took a backseat after we found Mickey Mouse and his house.

We spent some time in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale where Matt and Brittney live.

We visited the Everglades and saw some alligators...

Tough guys???

Maybe not...

They jumped back this far .2 seconds after the alligator swung his tale!

Bye Florida, you will be missed! Back to cold and rainy Philadelphia.

Down from the sugar HIGH

Ahhhhhhhh, Christmas break. Full of family, food and fun!

We started our break by digging ourselves out of the record breaking snow fall with the best tools we own. A broom, window tinting scraper and a beach shovel...

It's a good thing Mike did most of the work ;)

To thaw we stepped inside for some gingerbread house making.

Then off to the Midwest to visit my brother Rob and his family in Ohio.

To hang out,

play in the backyard,

make gingerbread houses

and watch Charlie Brown's Christmas.

Then to enjoy the new toys Christmas morning.

We ended Christmas break with the NHL watching a Flyers/Maple Leafs game.

Gooooooooo Leafs! (except Flyer kicked butt! 6-2)

I had a really strong urge to stick my tongue out in this picture. I guess hockey just brings that out in me.

She's the baby

Tsssssssss,

the sound you hear when touched

Like I said, just too hot to handle!

This is my little sister Dina and she happens to be the birthday girl today!

She is sweet with the perfect touch of spice

And even though she is my younger sister, I look up to her.

Not just b/c she is taller than me but b/c she is an amazing person.

She is my sister and my friend.

She is patient, strong, loving AND has the most nicknames of anyone I know.

She is proud to be who she is

and I am proud to be her sister!

Happy Birthday Dina, I wish I was there to celebrate with you!