Say what you will, but we love the jumper!

A Picture Share!
Originally uploaded by holmesinco.

After much research and debate in the house we finally agreed to feed Mack's insatiable appetite for jumping with a jumper. I read all the reasons why we shouldn't and none of them seemed to apply. It's in a double doorway with strong trim to support her and she's only using it while being supervised. So if she still finds a way to hurt herself it's my arse..... Anyway, she loves it and can't stop jumping.

We can't take much more vacation fun....

All week I kept planning on hitting the powder the last few days of vacation when it snowed. Well... Thursday morning I awoke to find all that powder I'd hoped for. I headed to the mountain early for first tracks and on my second run headed back to the bowls I hit the powder.... with my head. Yes I caught an edge going 45mph and did my best impersonation of Lindsey Kildow's training mishap in Torino. After 5 minutes on my back in the middle of Mozart I got up and made it to the bottom. Needless to say that ended my skiing for the week. Praise the man above for aleve and muscle relaxers. We made it home Friday afternoon after picking up B @ the farm, unpacked and watched more olympics. Then this morning we awoke to -8 deg temps and our involuntary participation in xcel energy's rolling blackout program. After 2 hours without power, a cooling interior, and hugry baby, we headed to G&G H's. Now we're home. We have power (at least for now). And everyones happy. In spite of all the little mishaps we know how blessed we are and enjoy laughing at the hiccups of life.

I hoped for snow, but something else came.

Today we will have our first guest blog from M as she is more entertaining than I'll ever be...

The Griswold adventures continue...
We were awakened at 4:30 this morning to a blaring, shrill alarm. BAD THING
Mack's hearing is excellent. GOOD THING
So now we have blaring alarm AND baby. BAD THING
J and I peel ourselves off the ceiling and J in his infinite "I just woke up" wisdom, tries to muffle the fire alarm. BAD THING
Seconds later we realize we need to evacuate instead of muffle. GOOD THING
We bundle up ourselves and Mack and dash outdoors, remembering car keys AND door key. GOOD THING
Mack and I stay warm in the car while J makes friends with the Scottish man next door. GOOD THING
Keystone security and fire truck arrive (this is where Walker would be jealous...) GOOD THING
Firemen do their thing and we are allowed back in the building. GOOD THING
Determined that someone PULLED the @#&$)*&#$(*!&# fire alarm. VERY BAD THING
But that means no danger to anyone. VERY GOOD THING
So why does the fire dept hang out and keep pounding on things while we were trying to go back to sleep? BAD THING
Mack did go back to sleep. GOOD THING
We did not. BAD THING

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.... Happy Valentine's!

So far so good on the vacation front. Mack had a great time playing with all her cousins over the weekend. The skiing has been okay, but the powder should get here tomorrow. Mack, M & I went out this afternoon for Mack's first movie! Curious George is highly recommended. Mack behaved perfectly with a 30 minute nap in the middle.

Help! I'm trapped under my crib.

Help! I'm trapped under my crib.
Originally uploaded by holmesinco.

I know we haven't posted much recently but it's been a little slow... which is good some times. Mack's very close to crawling forwards (backwards happens occasionaly). The house is in a groove and the stay at home dad thing feels very fun and comfy by now. M's leaving for a girl's weekend Friday in the hills and Mack & I go up to the condo Saturday. All her cousins will be there so we're looking forward to it. M will come over to the condo Sunday am and we'll spend the week there for a little vacation.... Woohoo!! Fresh powder runs every morning for daddy (we hope). The snow's good this year and we're going to try snowshoeing as a family with Mack in the Mackpack. I'll try to update the blog from the cellphone if anything blogworthy (?) happens.

Mack @ the Children's museum.... chillin' in the pond

Mack @ the Children's museum.... chillin' in the pond
Originally uploaded by holmesinco.

Last Sunday we went for our first trip to the Children's museum. We ran into Aunt A and cousin W while we were there. Everybody had a great time.

I can understand the "concept" of crawling but right now I just rock back and forth...

I can understad the "concept" of crawling but right now I just rock back and forth...
Originally uploaded by holmesinco.

Sorry we haven't posted in a few days. There are some new picks in the flickr link on the right. Mack's veryyyyy soon going to be mobile.