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Bike riding in February?

It’s February in New England. Kids are supposed to be sled riding not bike riding! That hasn’t been the case this week and today was no exception since the temperature was nearly 65 degrees.

This warm patch of weather caused the kids to raid the shed for all their spring and summer outdoor toys. The most popular toy at the moment is their bikes. Jamie and I were shocked to find that #3 took it upon herself to declare that the age of training wheels were dead. How could we argue against such determination? Jamie removed the training wheels as requested. 

Lo and behold, she got right on and rode that bike like a pro! I wasn’t around for the maiden voyage but I got to see her expertise first hand this afternoon. 

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She is a pro! She also keeps right up there with her brother, sister and all the neighborhood kids which we know was her motivation. 

I think this is the first of many things we are going to witness where her determination to keep up with her siblings or peers is going to surprise us. We just hope she doesn’t grow up too fast!

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Best packing snow of the year

It has been a whirlwind of a weather week here in Connecticut. It was nearly 60 degrees on Wednesday followed by over a foot of snow on Thursday with temperatures that fell to 5 degrees when we woke up on Friday. Today reached 45 which yielded the best packing snow we have seen in a long time. 

Evidence of this can be seen in our six foot tall snow man. He was rolled up and stacked in less than 30 minutes by #2 and I. All three kids and Jamie got into the action by the time all was said and done. 

The weather folks say more snow is on its way for tomorrow. Guess winter finally decided to show after all. Now it’s time to take bets on how long winter will allow our new snow friends to stick around!

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The hidden world of a nail salon

Jamie and #2 wanted to ski and #1 and #3 wanted to stay home; It’s a Daddy-daughter day! 

Little did I know that our adventures running errands around town would lead me to a place that I’ve never really fully experienced in my 41 years on this earth… the nail salon. 

Upon our entry I was shocked to see that it was packed! The best way to describe it is organized chaos. There were a few ladies ahead of us but with the employees running around and shuttling customers from front to back, it wasn’t long before the girls were sitting down with a technician and the polish color they choose for their nails. 

I know my daughters have been here before but I was still impressed with how they fell right into the routine of clean, polish and dry. The girls tried to get me to get my nails done too but this place was way to busy to squeeze me in for all the work I’m sure my nails need. However, I’m sure I would have enjoyed the free massage and back rub that comes while one sits and let’s their nails dry. Who knew!?

What an interesting system to watch and observe on a Saturday afternoon. By the way, I think I was out the door for under $25 which I have no idea is good or bad. All that matters is that there are 10 fingers in the house that are now glittery purple and 10 fingers that are different shades of green depending on the air temperature. The best part is the owners of those fingers are happy that Dad took them to the nail salon.