If this is going to be winter at home, I have no idea why Grandma and Grandpa are bothering to head south! Seth Green’s birth is still the top topic around town, but the awesome weather is a close second.
Rowen and I had a picnic lunch at the park, and spent nearly the entire day outside. While Mom and Alicia were busy around the house and with the twins, we were cruising around on our bikes; playing at the park or school playground; and we even went for a short canoe ride, though the water was so cold that it didn’t take long before sitting in the canoe was uncomfortable. With year-end business to deal with, Aunt Leanne couldn’t take too much extra time off, but she was taking the afternoons off today and tomorrow, so Rowen and I stopped in to visit her once too; timing our arrival perfectly to have a bakery snack with her, and then carry a couple of pans of lasagna over to my house so that Mom could put them in to cook while Aunt Leanne had her oven filled with other dishes that she and Uncle Adam would need for their family Christmas and New Year’s weekend gang.
We haven’t seen much of Violet over the past few days, but Dillon was working close tonight, so she spent a couple of hours with Rowen, Ethan, Ehlana, and me after dinner until it was time for Ethan and Ehlana to go to bed. Rowen and I are taking turns using the Jacuzzi now; Violet’s gone to meet up with Dillon, Jake, and Stephanie; and I’m doing this journal entry while Rowen’s in the tub. Two more days left in 2011, and since we plan on keeping the fun rolling into the New Year, I’m going to keep this short; take my turn in the Jacuzzi; and then we’re going to get a little extra sleep tonight so we’ll be ready for our long weekend adventures!