New Shoes!

I decided earlier this year that I was going to take up running.  After quite a bit of research and debate, I picked some shoes and they arrived yesterday (a horrid, cold, windy day).  Brian also needed some new shoes so he ordered some on Wednesday and they arrived two days later (mine took 5 days....).  So today, the sun was out and we all went for a little run together.

New shoes!

The daddy and the Ever

Ever showing off his new yellow helmet

Monday with Mama

Mr. Ever and I spent the day at home today, playing inside, outside, and all around.

Waiting for Daddy to come home for lunch

Smoothie!

Playing outside on a dreary day.  Bright yellow monkey boots make it so much brighter!

Our First Call to Poison Control

Yay!  We made it 15.5 months!  Before you attack our babyproofing skills, let me tell you we weren't at home.  Here's the story for you.  It is a beautiful day (with a bleary forecast coming up) so mama and child go to the park.  Mama of newly mobile child lesson #1: parks are utterly filthy and disgusting right after the snow melts.  Mama of newly mobile child lesson #2: child MUST find every piece of said filthy disgustingness and try to eat it.  UGH.  After taking away several wrappers, pop cans, etc. mama turned around to take a bite of lunch and heard a "blech blech!"  Whip around - child throwing travel size deodorant container on the ground.  Mama takes away container shouting "icky!" and then notices that child is making a funny face and spitting.  Panic.  While repeatedly shouting "ick! ick!", mama uses hand to swipe at tongue of child, grabs water bottle and helps child drink a lot, and gives child the rest of his plum.  Mama then screws up her nose while peeling back the warning label on deodorant container and reads "if ingested, contact poison control immediately."  Not "if copious amounts are entirely consumed, you might want to give poison control a ring."  So mama calls the daddy (who is at home making a sandwich) and asks if he can call since mama doesn't have the number.  Daddy does so and reports back that poison control says to rub the tongue and mouth with a cloth to remove any more, give child food and water, and make sure his tongue doesn't swell up and he should be fine.  siiiiiiiiiiigh.  At least the mama did everything right before being told to.  No tongue swelling, no issues, THE END.

Playing outside

Can you believe this is March in Wisconsin?

 

 

Skiing and Eating

aka the "Taste N Tour" was this Saturday in Ironwood. That was my kind of skiing, let me tell you. There were about 6 restaurants that had tables of food out along a 4k loop and you would ski up, give them a couple dollars, and you got to take a break and eat some yumminess! I had a pasty, and some bites of a hummus veggie wrap and a sweet potato/apple/raisin/cranberry salad that I'm pretty sure had curry in it. Delicious! It was nearly 50 degrees out yesterday so skiing was sooo pleasant! One layer, no hats, no gloves, and lots of sunshine! I ended up doing about 5.7k and Brian and Everett went out for another loop after that.

Feeding Everett some authentic UP pastyBrian pulling Ev
The whole famEverett was ready to go for another loop!