We haven't done much this week as far as getting out. It's been really cold here. It seems like everywhere around us is getting snow but us. Maybe that is a blessing in disguise! However there does seem to be a lot going on with the girls.
The other day Corina and Aurora decided that they were going to have a slumber party that night. They worked on making a bed in Corina's bedroom floor and made a tent to go over and got all the animal set up that they were going to sleep with. They even decided what snacks they were going to have. That whole time I didn't hear any gripping or anything out of them. They were playing as sisters and friends. It was so nice to see. Yesterday the same thing happened too. Mark had bought some grapefruit and lemons. Corina decided she wanted to make some juice. So she and Aurora made their little juice concoction and tried it out and then added some more things. They were probably doing that for at least an hour and a half. They had the best time.
Gwyneth has been trying so hard to talk. Her latest thing is counting to 3. She say Eh, two, and then looks at me and smiles because she wants me to say, "three GO!" and then she jumps or runs somewhere. She thinks it's the funniest thing. Plus she knows that her sisters can count to three so she thinks she is doing something really big. (And it is).
That's what's going on this week.
Hope everyone has a great Christmas.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
A week of sickness with one adventure.
This week Mark has been off. I have to say that I feel pretty horrible because the whole family (except for him of course) has been sick. It's the yearly cold that we always get with runny noses and coughing that you just pray will go away soon. I knew the whole week that Mark wanted to go somewhere. He hadn't really picked a spot but he's always up for an adventure. So finally Thursday we decide that today is the say we are going out. Everyone was feeling pretty good. Armed with tissues and snacks we set out for the castle of Mark's choice, Bolsover Castle.
The castle was only and hour and a half away. Earlier in the week it had snowed here but the snow was pretty well melting or had melted. As we were driving North we could tell that the snow had not melted yet and there was more of it. We reached the town of Bolsover and had to find the castle parking. We ended up going down in a valley. When we turned around the castle was on a hill over looking the valley that we were in. The picture I took absolutely does not do it any justice!
We went back up the hill to go to the parking lot for the castle and we didn't want to turn into the parking lot because it had not been cleared off and was full of snow but certain driving circumstances made us have to pull in. So we got stuck in the parking lot. Our van was not going anywhere. I was looking around thinking if Mark can't get us out who are we going to ask for help. I looked out the window and Mark and could tell he was looking at something. I turned around and another car had gotten stuck in the parking lot too. Mark went over there to them to help them get out and guess what, they were Americans too. So two Americans stuck in the parking lot. I hope no one is looking. ha ha. We helped each other get unstuck and parked and walked up to the castle and it was closed. AH! The shop was open though so we looked around in there for a while and came back out and got in the van. (I know Mark and I were about to die. We had finally gotten everyone out and went somewhere, gotten stuck, and the place was closed. *sigh*) Here is my picture of the valley from above. It was so beautiful. We plan on going back soon so hopefully there will be better pictures.
On the way to the castle we saw a sign for the Sherwood Forest visitors center so on the way back we stopped there. It was starting to get dark but there were some little shops there. It was still cool being there. In the middle of the shops they had a Robin Hood statue that they had put a Santa hat on. We all thought that was comical.
So that was our big adventure for the week. On a side note... When we we driving we passed a boarding school for girls aging from 3-13. 3! Isn't that a little young to be sending you kid away to school. I can't imagine sending Aurora away to a school with out me. My goodness!
So the goal this week is to get better before Christmas and New Years. I hope we can do it.
Have a great week.
The castle was only and hour and a half away. Earlier in the week it had snowed here but the snow was pretty well melting or had melted. As we were driving North we could tell that the snow had not melted yet and there was more of it. We reached the town of Bolsover and had to find the castle parking. We ended up going down in a valley. When we turned around the castle was on a hill over looking the valley that we were in. The picture I took absolutely does not do it any justice! We went back up the hill to go to the parking lot for the castle and we didn't want to turn into the parking lot because it had not been cleared off and was full of snow but certain driving circumstances made us have to pull in. So we got stuck in the parking lot. Our van was not going anywhere. I was looking around thinking if Mark can't get us out who are we going to ask for help. I looked out the window and Mark and could tell he was looking at something. I turned around and another car had gotten stuck in the parking lot too. Mark went over there to them to help them get out and guess what, they were Americans too. So two Americans stuck in the parking lot. I hope no one is looking. ha ha. We helped each other get unstuck and parked and walked up to the castle and it was closed. AH! The shop was open though so we looked around in there for a while and came back out and got in the van. (I know Mark and I were about to die. We had finally gotten everyone out and went somewhere, gotten stuck, and the place was closed. *sigh*) Here is my picture of the valley from above. It was so beautiful. We plan on going back soon so hopefully there will be better pictures.
So that was our big adventure for the week. On a side note... When we we driving we passed a boarding school for girls aging from 3-13. 3! Isn't that a little young to be sending you kid away to school. I can't imagine sending Aurora away to a school with out me. My goodness!
So the goal this week is to get better before Christmas and New Years. I hope we can do it.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Just life.
Earlier this week I posted a comment on my facebook page about our tree. Here is what my post said...
"Just looked at our Christmas tree and realized that there are no ornaments on the bottom half of the tree. Gwyneth keeps getting the ornaments and Corina and Aurora get them from her and move then up as high as they can so all the ornaments are packed at the top. " I just thought I would post a picture of our tree. As you can see the bottom is totally bare with all the ornaments at the top. There is even a yanked down string of light on the left side of the tree. Poor tree! It will be a good memory to put in the scrapbook.
Thanksgiving was good this year. We just stayed at home. We had everything. Turkey, corn, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce. We also had pumpkin pie. I had made it the night before and we ended up eating it for breakfast. It was so yummy. My grandma sent us a package with all the fixings to make her pumpkin pie. I have been waiting to make it till Mark is off. He is off this week. I hope it turns out just like hers.
This last Saturday it snowed. The girls were so excited. I'm pretty sure they were awake for just about 10 minutes and then they were already throwing on warm clothes to go outside and play in the snow. It snowed almost everyday last week. When we went to church last Sunday the guy that helps guide people where to park asked if we were used to the snow. Mark and I were like, "Oh yeah it snows where we come from. We are used to it." The snow here is nothing compared to the us though. It looks like it's snowing a ton but you can still see the grass though the snow. Here are some pictures of the girls in the snow. The first is Gwyneth and the cats really wishing they were outside with Corina and Aurora, second is Corina catching snowflakes, third is the girls playing in the back yard.
This last Saturday it snowed. The girls were so excited. I'm pretty sure they were awake for just about 10 minutes and then they were already throwing on warm clothes to go outside and play in the snow. It snowed almost everyday last week. When we went to church last Sunday the guy that helps guide people where to park asked if we were used to the snow. Mark and I were like, "Oh yeah it snows where we come from. We are used to it." The snow here is nothing compared to the us though. It looks like it's snowing a ton but you can still see the grass though the snow. Here are some pictures of the girls in the snow. The first is Gwyneth and the cats really wishing they were outside with Corina and Aurora, second is Corina catching snowflakes, third is the girls playing in the back yard.
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