Aquarium

Kiera spent the night at Mimi and Papa's house last night because she didn't have school today (conferences). Papa took the day off work and they headed to the new aquarium downtown. She was super excited; Mimi said it was the first thing out of her mouth this morning. After the aquarium, they headed to the Terminal Tower, which they found to be closed. They had lunch at Tower City then went to Mitchell's for ice cream. What a fun day! Thanks, Mimi and Papa!

Soooo excited!

 This pic will go on Papa's desk, for sure! A proud First Energy employee

 They incorporated the aquarium into the existing building

 In-coming sting ray!

 The lobster tank was on the ceiling

 Lion fish

 Bonnet-head shark

 They touched a hermit crab

 Great shot of Mimi!

 Love, love this pic!

Homemade Marshmallows

I saw an idea on Pinterest to make your own marshmallows. Okay, so they are not truly "homemade" because all you do is spread Cool Whip in a pan and freeze it...but they were fun and yummy! 

Good Night and Good Bye!

Good night and good bye, Tyler! It was fun having you (and Emmy and Ryan) home over Christmas Break. We'll miss you, especially Kiera.  

Same book, different night, different reader! Kiera usually has three books read to her each night. Ty read the first one, I read the second one, and Dave finished up. Then she was asleep in 5 minutes. 

Cold Fun in the Wintertime

Dave was working on his to-do-list; he was installing baseboard in the foyer. To get out of his hair (ha!), Kiera and I put on our snow gear and headed out side. We went for a mini walk, tried to make a snowman (but it was not snowman snow), sucked on ice sickles, filled the bird feeder (after we saw a beautiful cardinal looking down at the empty feeder), and dusted the snow off the boxwoods. Then we came in to enjoy some hot cocoa with whipped cream, of course.

T-Y-L-E-R pie

We had another fun family dinner this weekend with Mimi, Papa, Emmy and Ty. The menu: steak, cauliflower mashed potatoes, salad and peach pie. Even though we had a big birthday dinner for Ty earlier in the week, we still stuck the candles in the pie...they were too cute not to. 

Walk in the Woods

We took advantage of this mild winter afternoon and took a mini walk through the woods. Only for Dave, it wasn't just a walk, it was a walk-n-carry Kiera...ha! We found this stick hut and just had to take pics...and look, I'm even in some!

 We finished up our fun night by reading three bedtime books. Kiera's favorite lately has been "Dinosaur Roar" and she has it memorized.  Take note that Kiera has been sleeping (at least until we put her in her bed, that is!) in the hallway outside her bedroom. What a kook!