Family
Heartfelt updates about family milestones and everyday moments. From taking Mazie to college and annual visits to the Renaissance Festival to Swedish‑pancake breakfasts and VR outings with the kids, this category celebrates togetherness.
Mazie In Tree
Mazie’s kindergarten class had a picnic at the Rose Garden by Lake Harriet. She decided to do a little tree climbing while we were there.
Tyler taking a (very) brief rest on a blanket while playing.
Vacation Coffee Break
I’m on vacation this week. We went to North Dakota earlier. Today I spent the day with Tyler and it was great. Tomorrow Mazie and I are having a Daddy/Daughter day.
While Tyler tried to nap, I did get time for a wonderful Chemex coffee break. Very nice.
Note the old school Road Sign Math coffee mug. 😀
Tyler Walking
Tyler is an exceptional crawler. He passed his 1 year birthday without feeling the need to work on walking all that much. Why walk when you can crawl super fast! In the past few weeks he has worked on finding his balance and taking steps. He can now walk a good dozen or more steps without falling! He is also now sometimes choosing to walk instead of crawl. I have a feeling he’ll be running around the house in no time.
Tyler refused his morning nap after swim class this morning. By the time we got to lunch, he was too tired to eat.
Heart Shaped Pancakes
Valentines Day dinner. This was Mazie’s special request. Of course she was so full of chocolate she hardly ate any.
Happy Valentines Day 2011
Mazie made me this awesome and sweet Valentine. Happy Valentines to everyone!
Sunday Afternoon Sledding
We all got bundled up this afternoon, grabbed the Mountain Boy sleds and headed over to the sledding hill. Even Tyler got into the action taking a couple of runs on the toboggan with the family.
Here is a quick video from the afternoon.
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We had a great time!
Family Websites Updated
We took a little time this weekend and updated everyone else’s websites this weekend.
Tyler now has a landing page up on his website. No blog or anything for him, just a simple page with some links. Mazie switched to a new theme and I posted a bunch of her pictures from the last few weeks. Last but not least Tammy also put a new theme on Smaller Than a Redwood.
Everyone looks clean, fresh and nicely updated!
Mazie the Butterfly
Mazie getting her fingernails painted to go with the butterfly face. Having a lot of fun at the Sunshine Montessori’s Sunshine on a Stick festival at Burroughs.
Tyler and his Music Table
Tyler is working hard at learning to walk. Pushing his music table is a favorite of his.
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This video was made entirely on my iPhone. 😀
I’m also trying a new way of embedding video that doesn’t rely on a video service. Hopefully this works well.
"Dad, I am glad to see you"
I was out of town most of this week. When I got back Mazie made this great picture of her and I.
Mazie and I had a ton of fun this afternoon stacking up blocks as fast as we could and then having Tyler knock them down.
My mom was visiting today and Mazie wanted to perform a song for her. Out came the microphone!
Tyler Playing with his Shoes
Tyler was having a blast flinging his shoes around on the coffee table.
And then he coyly hid them under the table and gave me this great look. 😀
Tyler Conquers Stairs
This weekend Tyler decided that the stairs were his. He can climb them in no time, and immediately started going down them as well. He proceeded to do this, up and down, about 30 times today.
The next year is going to be exciting! :-)
Snowshoeing in the Park
Mazie and I put on our snow shoes and went for a loop around Minnehaha Creek West Park and down Minnehaha Creek. Great day for snowshoes!
We stopped for a quick photo on our way to see the Huge Snowman!
Mazie was a pretty big fan of her snowshoes.
Huge Snowman
Some people in our neighborhood build a huge snowman in the park every winter. Mazie stood next to it for scale. The nose is a traffic cone. Awesome!
You can see this for yourself if you drive down Penn Ave at night and look east as you cross over Minnehaha Creek. They light it up at night so it stands out really well. I’m going to go and photograph it some evening.
Tyler helped Dad unload the dishwasher this morning. Chase’s lack on an opposable thumb made him much less helpful.
Kids See Santa 2010
Tammy took Mazie and Tyler for their annual trip to see Santa Claus. Mazie was super excited to see Santa and tell him what she wanted in her stocking. Tyler seemed less excited to see this strange guy in a big red suit. 🙂
