Thank you, natural disasters

In the past week, K has had both her first earthquake, but also her first hurricane (Irene).  I'm claiming it, even if it got downgraded just before hitting CT.  Sydney still took things seriously, and didn't want to go out to do her business, at all.

This is across town.

We didn't have power for 30 hours.  Many people are having it much worse.  After the storm was over, we had to go to Pop and Grandma's to shower, and get something hot.  On our way home, the state highway had power all along it, but when we turned off it, a quarter mile from our house, it was pitch black.

This is one street away from our house.

SnoPocalypse!!!

The SnoPocalypse hit on Wednesday. It took 3 hours to truly dig out after the second storm of 2011. Two in less than a week occurred, and this one dumped more than 2 feet on us. Because of that, Daddy had an extra day off. So, Thursday, K and Dad went out for some exploration and adventure. In the best sledding tradition of Daddy's youth, K did her first OUT OF BOUNDS sledding...

Mama had to work.  Poor her.

Almost 3...time to post...

K had her first "solo" swim lesson. She had to pretend to be 3. A few more weeks, and she'll be legit. This video was the first taken with the new camera. The camera work is so-so. The music, however, makes this video EPIC.

Dinosaurs! (again)

Tonight, K read me When Dinosaurs Came with Everything.  The book was a birthday present, after Mama and Daddy saw it.  Definitely a great story, because K likes to hear it often, and Mama and Daddy don't mind it after 5 months.
K did an excellent job, and I was a very impressed and proud Daddy.

Dinosaurs!!!

Last night, we took K to see "Walking with Dinosaurs."  She's a big dinosaur fan, which is cool by Daddy.  The show promised live action, real-life dinosaurs*.  We knew going in, K would either love it, or poop her pants (there was actually a good chance of both).  The first few seconds, K was a little worried.  But, as the dinos started to emerge, she was roaring along with the show, while cheering and applauding with the crowd.  It was a great night.

On the way out, they were giving away $1 Bluefish Tickets, for the end of the game.  We caught an inning, and K went to her first game, too!







*or really life-like replicas