Snow play!

We've had some great fun in the snow this winter! 
Here's Gunnar in his 2nd outing ice skating.  We went to a small outdoor rink in downtown Carson City.  He and I came up with a little routine, but he kept giggling so much that he would just lie down on the ice and laugh.

Erik rigged up his old cross country skis so that they would fit Gunnar.  We then loaded up and went to the Spooner Trails for a little (and I mean tiny) excursion.  Gunnar was a trooper but declared he was tired after about 50 yards.

 So, we then packed up and went sledding!! 

However, I think snow tubing was by far the most fun.

Backtracking

Now that we have 2 cameras (we got a small point-and-shoot for the Disney trip), I've lost a bit of my chronological order.  So, to catch up...
Here's our big outing to the library to meet Ronald McDonald and watch his Flea Circus performance with Joslyn and Hagen.  Of course, Levi was not a fan of getting too close to the clown (yes, he is my child!). But all the boys were captivated by the show.

Patty comes to town!

Erik had to take a last minute trip to Italy, and as soon as Patty heard this, she hopped on a plane to come play with the boys and me.  I was so happy to have the help and a playmate!  We promised that we wouldn't make her do any crazy manual labor this time (no more closet painting!!), and we had tons of fun.
We took her to one of our favorite hikes to the lake...

 We enjoyed lunch overlooking Lake Tahoe...

We fed the ducks and geese at Lampe Park...

 And we spent a wonderful morning at the playground with our friends, Joslyn, Colin & Hagen.

 Thanks, Patty, for a fun week!  We can't wait to see you in Virginia soon!

Potty Time - Feb. 10, 2012

It's taken me a while to post this, but not because of lack of excitement!  Levi peed in the potty for the first time... and only time since (it's been over a month now!).  He did it all on his own, and we were all very excited.  Maybe he'll do it again sometime soon.  :)