Aaron being Aaron

Aaron is very much a 3 year old little guy. Adorable and full of personality. 

Aaron the bubble master

Aaron is R2D2 tall

Sleepy Aaron snuggled up in Mommy & Daddy's bed

How Aaron does yoga and let's others do yoga

Snow storm Raleigh style

So we did get quite a bit of cold weather, ice, and snow with the latest winter storm here in Raleigh. I love how the kids have made the best of it. Coming from San Diego where it didn't snow, Kyle and Emily still find snow a novelty. And for the most part, it doesn't disrupt our daily routine. In fact, here it gets them out of school. When all was said and done, the kids had 2.5 days off of school due to the cold temperatures, ice, and snow (all days called off by the school district). Now they have Saturday school to make up 2 of the days, but we will see how that plays out because Saturdays are our days. The kids played outside for 4 days straight. It was amazing and wonderful. And we didn't lose power like we thought we would when the lights started to flicker. Our neighbors threw a snow party one of the evenings so we all had a potluck dinner at their house, hung out, played games and the kids watched a movie. 

All the streets in our neighborhood were covered in ice and having hilly streets, everyone was out with their sleds sliding down the streets during the day. No one attempted to drive for the first 3 days. It was a blast and such a fun community of neighbors we have.

Again, being from San Diego, the kids used what they know best to have some fun in the snow and ice. Here is Kyle boogie boarding down the street because it was a sheet of several inches of ice. And because we have boogie boards, not sleds. They wanted to use the surf boards, but the fins would have prevented any movement. You can take the kids out of San Diego, but you can't take the San Diego out of the kids. 

Kyle surfing down a hill

A bunch of kids sledding Raleigh-style

Kyle and Em surfing down the hill

Darth Vader's smoothie

Ahead of the big winter storm we were having in Raleigh, Aaron and I went to Costco to stock up on food so we would be set to eat should we be homebound for an extended period of time. To make it through Costco, Aaron gets to eat a hot dog (not a staple in our house, but the kids do enjoy them on the rare occasion they do get to eat them) and more recently he has added a smoothie to his order. He discovered them at the beginning of the month when he wasn't feeling well (had a sore throat likely from blisters in his throat from hand, foot & mouth) and realized that he didn't want a hot dog because it would hurt his throat. I suggested a smoothie and he has been forever changed with his Costco order. So here he is, Darth Vader sweatshirt / mask and all, having his smoothie. Even Darth Vader has to eat. 

Hug

Aaron has such a sweet heart. He comes up to me, looks at me, and very sweetly says "hug" and gives a sweet, wonderful Aaron hug. He did this with both Jeff and myself at lunch the other day. Love his heart.