We've been passing around colds like they're hors d'oeuvres at a fancy party. Today, Iris is back to daycare after 3 feverish days (brought upon by her first ear infection - we're actually pretty lucky that it took her 17 months to require her first prescription) and Nick's cold has left him with no voice and his first sick day in forever.
And then it's been cold. The kids' daycare closed for three days in January because of the cold. The most recent one, we met Cassie at the mall and let the kids run around like the pack of old men doing laps. It was more exercise than they would have gotten at home!
And it's been snowy. Mazda5s are not made for winter. I cringe with each snowfall, because my tires seem to want to do anything but drive through it properly. Nick and I have actually traded cars on occasion because his handles the slippery roads much, much better, and he takes a more-traveled route to work.
There were some bright spots recently, though. We had my company Christmas party late in January, complete with scary caricatures and karaoke. It was (surprisingly) my first time doing karaoke, and I sang We Didn't Start The Fire solo. Sometimes I like to show off. ;o) I also won a gift card in the raffle, which totally made my night.
The day after the party, we went to the Children's Museum with my parents. Felix liked to show off the different areas. And once again, Iris proceeded to do all but throw herself in the water play area. Next time, I'll remember spare socks and shoes in addition to the spare outfit... I'm glad we got a membership - it's nice to go there for an hour or two without feeling like we're not getting our money's worth.And SHERLOCK. Those new episodes made me a very happy lady.
Felix has gotten into the movie Planes and spends most of his free time playing with his die-cast figures or drawing jets, like the one in the picture. He said that's air coming out of the engines. He's also improving at night, which has been great. As soon as he can be consistently dry all night, he'll earn himself a set of Planes sheets. He's excited about that.And because I don't have a lot of other stuff to offer, here's a few videos I've taken recently of Iris:
Felix: 4.5 yrs & Iris: 17 mos
