The Podunk Chronicles: February 2009

ZOO time!

Friday, February 27, 2009

This post is long overdue... a serious battle with the flu has left me very behind on my blog/photo duties. Anyway, I am better now! On a cold Valentine's Day, Ike and I went with Amy, Paige and Luke Steffen to Providence, RI to visit our great friends Gretchen, Zac and Stephen. We met up at the zoo and checked out all the animals... elephants, giraffes, monkeys, farm animals, penguins, flamingos and more! Ike was very excited about seeing all the animals and the trip didn't disappoint. We then went to Gretchen & Zac's house for a little lunch before heading back to CT. The kids and Moms all had a great time! Thanks Carrolla's for showing us around Providence.

This photo cracks me up because Ike ran on his own and stood next to this sign for a nice photo op- Gretchen and Amy were totally laughing.

Monkeys were Ike's favorite

The giraffes were inside which was kind of cool - the Valentine's Day vibe was even at the zoo, the Dad giraffe was quite affectionate :-)

Paige & Ike

Zac's animals were the hit of the lunch date

Zac, Paige & Ike

Zac man!

This shows a flavor of the enthusiasm of the day. Ike of course was ready to move quickly onto the next animal... "come on guys"!

Happy Valentines Day

Sunday, February 15, 2009

I am a bit behind and didn't get my usual Valentines in the mail so this will have to do.... we love ALL of our family and friends so very very much! We especially miss Daddy who is at the Miami boat show but he sent me some beautiful flowers. Ike and I even went on a romantic dinner date to Friendly's :-)

Playdoh is Ike's favorite so he wanted to send a little message on Valentines Day.

amazingly beautiful flowers from Daddy

Ike vs. Chair

Friday, February 13, 2009

Yesterday I got a panic call from school that Ike fell onto a wooden chair while pushing a car on the floor (which he does all day it seems)... this was the result. Thankfully his tooth didn't come all the way through and the pediatrician said no stitches needed for inside the lip so we are good to go.... just a little fat lip :-)

Ike & Molly Videos

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Molly's 1st time on the hill

Ike nudging his way to get Daddy going!

Mountain Weekend

Monday, February 09, 2009

This weekend we went up to the Connor's house at Mt Snow, VT with the Petersons and Smiths.... 4 kids under 2 3/4 turned out to be full time fun!

Molly (2 3/4), Wylder (9 mos), Ike (2) and Avery (almost 1)

Ike LOVES his baby Avery

Bath time was a 45 min of giggling

Avery waiting her turn

Ike and Molly having 'drinky yogurts'

There was lots of fun for all!

On Saturday, Whitney, Stacey, Carol and I hit the slopes from first run of the day to lunch and then we swapped out with the Dads for the afternoon. It was a beautiful day and we filled it to the brim with fun... snowmobiles, skiing and great friends!

A beautiful day on the mountain!

In the afternoon, we took Ike to the mountain to test out his new skis and ski leash and he did great, he kept nudging himself forward to "Go Fast!".... he is a 2 yr old ski bum and when the lift closed he cried.

On Sunday morning, Ike persuaded Molly to try her skis on the mountain and I think she far exceeded her Mom's expectations and proved that she was ready! Carol and Paul were there to help out and we can't wait to see Molly and Ike ski together each year.