Ahhh.... It's still cold!! We are really feeling the need for just a little more s-u-n-s-h-i-n-e!
I don't need much as I do actually enjoy winter. But friged temps have been prolonged and I'm gettin' a little nuts! We want to get back to our parks -- those glorious afternoons roaming and running and soaking up the free spaces in this city. Had flashbacks today about March 2006 (during those terrifying new-mommy-of-two months) how crazy DPJ seemed and how hard it was to deal with him. Now that I have a little more presence of mind, I can see he was partly reacting to those long, cold indoor days. He's been exhibiting a bit of that loony, frenzied misbehavior and Nate and I are very glad we're a bit more experienced to handle it all. Last year it was all quite frightening for me.
I'm already planning our first warm day: it's gotta be an early morning, grab some apples&bread and head up to 207th and Seaman, enter the park, find a path and loose ourselves among the trees. Walk and skip and run (Zoe too!) climb up the hills a little, find some rocks to scale. Back on the path and follow till it 
opens up again at the soccer field. Run and roll around on the grass, make our way to the waters edge and throw crumbs to the ducks. Find a good climbing tree, take pictures. Walk across the bridge over to the peninsula and find that great long bench at the tip and watch the trains (thinking about how much we miss the Addams!)
That will be my first warm weather day with my lovelybabes.
I've already planned our first warm weather evening -- Isham Park with the Fugals. Picnic dinner on blankets, let the boys run and chase. Watch our grown little daughters waddle off, picking up twigs and chomping down on them. Talk adult talk, debate adult topics (and enjoy laughing at Nathan and Jayson).
I don't need much as I do actually enjoy winter. But friged temps have been prolonged and I'm gettin' a little nuts! We want to get back to our parks -- those glorious afternoons roaming and running and soaking up the free spaces in this city. Had flashbacks today about March 2006 (during those terrifying new-mommy-of-two months) how crazy DPJ seemed and how hard it was to deal with him. Now that I have a little more presence of mind, I can see he was partly reacting to those long, cold indoor days. He's been exhibiting a bit of that loony, frenzied misbehavior and Nate and I are very glad we're a bit more experienced to handle it all. Last year it was all quite frightening for me.
I'm already planning our first warm day: it's gotta be an early morning, grab some apples&bread and head up to 207th and Seaman, enter the park, find a path and loose ourselves among the trees. Walk and skip and run (Zoe too!) climb up the hills a little, find some rocks to scale. Back on the path and follow till it 
opens up again at the soccer field. Run and roll around on the grass, make our way to the waters edge and throw crumbs to the ducks. Find a good climbing tree, take pictures. Walk across the bridge over to the peninsula and find that great long bench at the tip and watch the trains (thinking about how much we miss the Addams!)That will be my first warm weather day with my lovelybabes.
I've already planned our first warm weather evening -- Isham Park with the Fugals. Picnic dinner on blankets, let the boys run and chase. Watch our grown little daughters waddle off, picking up twigs and chomping down on them. Talk adult talk, debate adult topics (and enjoy laughing at Nathan and Jayson).Meanwhile, here are some suggestions by Desi and Zoe of some of our indoor pastimes you can try to chase away the Winter in March blues.
Help out with the grocery shopping and try to take a few bites before things are put away.
Play with toys -- over and over and over again.
Change diapers at least 4-times a day.
Minature golf in the living room.
General acts of distruction.
Pose for the camera.
Compartmentalize
Smile.
Mix things up a bit.
Eat!
Play dress up.
Try out your brothers boots.
Make smoothies and relish in the thick creamy milk-mustaches.
Here are some more pics from February.
3 comments:
Hi Heather!!! I have come to your blog through a string of Inwood warders. It's fun to check in on people. I understand the winter blues. It hasn't been that bad in DC, but still, Spring is always a blessed event.
We miss you.
annemariegiles! so nice to see you popping up on my blog. i have of course been visiting yours for sometime. you see i've linked you. we miss you too!!
heather,
the description of your inwoodhill wanderings and train watchings makes me feel homesick for the neighborhood! glad to read desi is watching trains across the river in honor of johnny. hudson is turning into quite the little desi these days. very physical, very loving, always hugging johnny. luckily, johnny has learned to deal with it pretty well by now!
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