Sunday, March 12, 2017

Feb 1-19 February Fun

Feb 1-19, 2017

After numerous nights of full out bath refusal, screaming, fighting, me getting into the tub with her for a fitful 60 second cleanup...this tea set (along with some bubbles and bath crayons) have helped bring us back to bath time happiness. Om!

Getting into some of this girl's birthday gifts!

This condiment set is also a winner! Thanks Mom and Dad :)

Our first visit to the Columbus Museum of Art.

We took a 10 min tour which stopped in a big second floor big room for a pipe cleaner project.

Behind the Wonder Room was this awesome area full of interesting things.

This light box kept Elena busy for about 20 minutes. Then she played with a basket full of fabric pieces of all different textures and sizes.

We ate a picnic lunch and headed back home for nap. What a fun mommy-daughter Saturday morning!

Superbowl Sunday party for kids at our Community Center.

Everly joined us for the fun. They decorated football cookies at this station.

Its too sunny to skip over the playground. Yay!

My lunch time walk at Kenyon College today. I am taking in all this restorative sunshine!

Highbanks hike.

Elena is working on tutu placement (Thanks Aunt Lindsay!)

This is my bag lady. She has been stealing random items around the house and placing each one in a plastic bag and then stashing the bags in backpacks and lunch boxes.

Trying on clothes on top of clothes :)

"Dampa" time!

PB and Jazz concert at the Lincoln Theater downtown.

She took her "Dama and Dampa" with us.

Elena's new Valentines book.

Our Chef Elena.

Looks like someone may be delaying bedtime...

Early morning stroll to Kroger.

Highbanks Nature Center fun.

And of course our visit is not complete without some creeking.

Feeling the COLD water.

Lovely morning with my girl!

Playground fun.

Today we visited COSI (our science museum) for the first time.

We met up with Kevin and Everly!

Elena is 'ringing up her veggies' in the kids area.

Fun with water! What an awesome kids area, it was hard to encourage the girls to leave...

Post nap golf game.

It feels like spring today now that the morning fog has cleared.

Friday, March 10, 2017

Jan 23-31 Late January Fun

Jan 23-31, 2017

We are exploring the indoor activities of Columbus.

Make a wish!

Orchids at Franklin Park Conservatory.

Koi pond in the conservatory.

More pretty orchids.

Pink baby and giraffe baby get more swing time.

We tried out SkyZone trampoline park.

Daddy giggles.

Mommy and Elena's turn for a Polaris Mall popcorn date.

Elena destructing the wallet section of Von Maur.

A visit to cousin Everly's. She has a super cool new kitchen!

Cousin love.

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Jan 20-22 Elena's 2nd Birthday

Jan 20-22, 2017

Its been a joy to witness our daughter change and grow over the last 2 years. Happy 2nd birthday sweet girl!

Unseasonably warm January birthday! Lets go to the park!

Elena's favorite part of the playground.

Happy Birthday Elena family pic!

Elena and Everly keeping busy while we await our Mexican food.

Farmer's Market Sprouts project this week-making flowers for hospital patients.

Cousins are here!

Bedtime snacks for all.


We awoke to a deer licking our bird feeder.

Birthday party time at the Community Center! Wheeee...

Rosalie, Leah and Alexis.

Nolan sneaking up on Rosie.

Lunch time.

Happy Birthday donut holes.

Make a wish!

Alexis sits back and observes the party.

A fun morning with friends, neighbors and family.

Gifts! A fun placemat from Aunt Megan and Uncle Travis.

A new owl blankie from Grandma Nona and Grandpa Dennis!

Grandpa Ken and Grandma Carol.

Treats on the way out. Thanks everyone for making Elena's 2nd birthday so special!