Author: Aimee

A Teaching Moment

We haven't had a proper snowsuit for Declan throughout all this snow, so yesterday we went on a mission to get him one. As you can imagine, the pickings were slim, and we finally ended up finding one at a ski/snowboard clothing store. And it…

Snow x Height + Holiday = Mood

Remember how I said blizzards bring out the best in people? Apparently that good will lasts exactly 1 hour for every inch of snow you receive. In this case, 24 inches = 24 hours.Yes, I know traffic sucks, I know it's hard to drive because…

Caught in the Act

Last night at dinner, Declan overheard us mention the word "oxygen." So, of course, he asked what that meant. And we went on to explain it. And then he wanted to know more. So, we explained to him that when we breathe air, our body…

My Crazy Strawberry Science Project

Steve from my office just emailed the following picture to me of a box of strawberries from my desk. I SWEAR SWEAR SWEAR when I left the office on Tuesday night they were just slightly getting a little old. I would have certainly eaten them…

Blizzard 2006

Well, it wasn't quite as much as The Great Blizzard of 2003, I don't think... (you know, the one where Declan was 6 months old and we were able to stick him into the snow like a flag for photo ops) - but I'm sure…

Snow Paws!

As you may have noticed from my previous post, we are having a BLIZZARD here in Colorado today!But more importantly, Oma let Declan open one of his Christmas presents early for the occasion - SNOW PAWS!...which are kids snow shoes that strap on, in the…