New territory! Turns out, I started Meryl on the harder of the two green runs and there’s ‘another’ Magic Carpet run with a snake-like path to ski as well! (Thanks, Jenna!) Little Thunder quad chairlift with a cool safety bar, you’re our jam. This girl isn’t yet unleashed, but she’s well on her way.

Meryl has caught the skiing bug. Sadly, she caught it on our last run today, and when I agreed to squeeze in one last bonus run on the Magic Carpet…it broke down while we stood in line. So, I got to carry her and both sets of skis to the car because she attempted to ski and walk her way back up the mountain instead of heading home to my boring adult meeting. Hot chocolate and M&Ms quickly eased her sorrows:)

Holmes’ latest favorite game is to pile all the blankets and pillows in the house on top of Tito to hide him…and the peel them back to find him:)

Meryl snoozed through her weekly Saturday morning stroll with Lummi, but Holmes was happy to take her place! From wearing boots to putting on his mask and finding Lummi’s leash, he knew exactly what to do…these kids, they pay attention to everything.

The pandemic resurfaced our dehydrator last year and we are now experimenting with making banana chips…thickness and crunch factors are key. Though, Holmes’ contribution to today’s prep yielded more sampling than the spacing of banana slices:) Meryl agreed that this was an important step too.

Bonjour toes! Au revoir toes!

Still can’t believe she likes oysters, more for all of us!

Lola introduced Holmes to card shuffling, and…who is this growing kid?

Skiing! Our activity ratio is about half eating snacks on the mountain and half skiing down the mountain these days, all good!

Meryl’s classroom worked on patterns this week…observing, creating, and ‘reading’ patterns inside and outside.

Holmes reached new heights too:)

Meryl made a wheelchair and we checked-in with Grandpa for feature development feedback:)

Yep, more teeth! Gotta give it to him for heading to the freezer to find these teethers and zoning out with his fans. Self-care.