"Happy" St. Patrick's Day

I tried - I really did. I just couldn't get these kids to smile today. I'm not sure what's going on with them. Emmy has been tired all the time - and hungry too - so maybe it's just a growth spurt. They have both been crying at the drop of a hat - which is unusual for them and makes me crazy!
Here are our "Happy" St. Patrick's Day pictures - you'd think a green feather boa would make anyone smile!I shouldn't be all doom and gloom because there were a few happier moments today. Emmy decided that she was going to climb to the top of the big slide all by herself and slide right on down. It's pretty steep so I stopped her from flying off of the end but she did the rest alone - just a reflection of her adventurous/independent personality!!The bikes were out at school this afternoon - Emmy loves being driven around and Aidan loves driving - it's a good combo!

Warm Weekend

It was so beautiful here this weekend - it got up into the high 70's! Definitely a weird week with snow in the beginning and summer at the end! We got outside and cleaned up the back yard so Aidan and Emmy could run around and play. Emmy LOVES the trampoline - she can't get enough. It exhausts her but she still insists on going on it. She points at the trampoline and says "boing boing!!" It is so cute! Needless to say - they have both slept very well after their workouts! They both also love driving around the backyard in the jeep. Aidan is good at steering and Emmy's head/neck are finally strong enough that she doesn't get whiplash every time the Jeep moves forward. She is very content to let Aidan drive her around - we'll see how long that lasts!

Fun at Preschool

Today was gorgeous! It was 76 degrees when Emmy and I went to pick Aidan up at school. We stayed and played on the playground since tomorrow is supposed to be cold and we might even get some snow on Friday morning!!! It was "blue day" at school - they have been studying the colors of the rainbow - so all the kids wore blue . They looked so cute with their color coordinated outfits!Emmy loves the little play house on the playground:

Brendan's Promotion

It's official - Brendan is now MAJ Cullinan! He had the promotion ceremony yesterday morning. Brendan's dad flew down which was really nice and the kids were excited to see him too!
General Byrne and Brendan just prior to promotion:Me "pinning" Brendan's new rank on. (It's velcro these days) Aidan told me he like my dress because I looked like a cow - can you even get a better compliment than that?Emmy sat on my lap for most of it but having Daddy only 2 feet away was too hard - she ended up running to him in the middle of his speech - Aidan followed quickly after.The cake I made for the breakfast afterwards - if anyone knows where to buy blue dye for chocolate that actually makes it blue (not turquoise) I'd love to know!

Still Stuck at Home

Aidan woke up sick this morning - yuck. There is nothing I hate worse than waking up out of a deep sleep to strip beds and wash sheets and comforters!! He stayed on the couch all morning, wasn't hungry and took a short nap around 3 pm. Just after 4 he came dashing out of his room looking completely healed. Miraculous - he ate dinner, didn't throw up and seemed to have a ton of energy. Hmm...still waiting for Emmy to wake up sick in the middle of the night tonight. We'll see how it goes. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that Brendan has been at a beautiful resort in British Columbia since Monday. He owes me - big time... :)

Snow Day!

We had snow today - finally! It seems funny that it waited until March to give us our first real snow but I'll take it at any time!! Snow is one of the things I miss the most from Massachusetts and Colorado. There is nothing quite like waking up to this:Brendan is on a trip to Canada for a few days. He left this morning - must have been before most of the snow because there was no "snow shadow" from his car. Aidan's school also got canceled although the roads are fine - they did a really good job plowing. So we are here - stuck in the house - Emmy's still recovering from her ear infections - we had to change antibiotics and try again. Many thanks to the lovely people at Pixar - Wall-E and Nemo have kept us sane!

More Snow Pictures

Here are a few more pictures from playing in the snow - it was REALLY cold so we didn't last long outside!Relaxing after the snow: