Super Heroes Snowquestered!

Snowquester arrived yesterday...

All schools closed...

Snow was big wet slushy flakes... nothing accumulated on the roads... what a Wednesday...

When I looked into my kaleidoscope, it flashed back brightly at me - GO TO THE GYM!!!!

So that's what we did... we were there at 9am... guess what is so seriously spectacular about my gym (that also happens to be fantastically expensive but worth every single penny)  they have childcare every day from 8am-2pm and then again from 4pm to 6pm!!!! Score!  I knew we were headed for a long day so we started it at Equinox in Bethesda! (I love my gym... did I mention it also has a steam room...)

Kids went to kids klub and were very excited about it.  I went to the saltwater pool (I was the only one there) and swam for 45 minutes... then went to the steam room and then took an amazing hot shower... best thing to do on a snow day.

After the gym we went for lunch at Bethesda Bagels - totally yummy and then came home.

We hung out and tried to make paper snowflakes (BIG FAIL!!!! - did I really think my 2yr old and 4yr old could cut with kiddie scissors paper snowflakes... NOT?!?!)  Then Vera took a nap...

Jonah and I hung out and did a snow making project we started a few days ago... more on that later...

Vera woke up, we had yummy snacks, we called Nana on the phone and then it happened...

The best things often happen this way... unplanned and spontaneous... me desperate for something to do for next three hours... I had a flash - Yesterday, Jonah went on his first actual planned play date directly from school.  He hung out with his buddy and his buddy's mom sent me a pic and a video of the two buddies acting out super hero fantasies for three hours in super hero costumes!  It was totally awesome... so I looked at Jonah & Vera and asked them, "you guys want to be spidey today!?"  I was met with a resounding YES!!!

I got the Halloween costume bag... they got dressed... and in the bag I found a package of face paints that I hadn't used... SUPER SCORE... sometimes the universe throws you a bone...

I painted their faces.  Jonah was super spidey... Vera was, by her own announcement - a spider princess super hero! We played and played and played.  I hid the baby dolls and they went and "saved the day" and rescued them - over and over again... and then Jonah  & Vera decided that they should have a superhero dinner party with the babies... fantastic I tell you.

Around 6pm we adjourned to the kitchen for our own dinner party and Mama surprised us by coming home early. 

Everyone had dinner, behaved, took baths, got ready for bed without incident... and then Jonah fell asleep on the couch watching Curious George and Vera asked to go to bed... BEST. SNOW. DAY. EVER!

Happy Thursday!

Coconut Creek Kidz!

Jonah woke up again this morning at 5am... WTF... Seriously impedes my blogging time...

So here's a quickie...

By day 5 or 6 of our Florida Funcation, Nana and Pop were totally sick... the sun started to come out for at least part of the day... Jonah, Vera  I were sleeping at the hotel and had our own set of wheels... so we went to the outdoor playground right next door to Wynmoor - where we GG's condo was.

It is a cute playground and the kids had fun! 

It was an easy morning... not like this morning...  but sometimes the universe listens and gives you a softball... thank goodness for that!

You can't make this stuff up...

I was going to interrupt the Florida posts to post about this weekend's Dr Seuss Celebrations but alas... Jonah woke up at 5am... so no time download pictures and write said blog post...

So here's another quick post about another day in Florida that was too cold to go outside?!?!?

By this time in our Florida week, we had moved out of the condo into the hotel, rented a car, Vera was diagnosed with sever ear infection and on steroids and an antibiotic and Guess what!  Nana and Pop came down with colds and coughs too?!?!  So I took Jonah and Vera to another indoor play space this time in Boca...

We actually had a great morning!

We tried to go to the Boca mall first but it didn't open until 11am so we went out for breakfast to a bagel play and then ended up at the play space. Boca Play Station and Cafe (I think I have to check...)

It was very clean and we were the first there at 9:30am.  They had trains, slides, computers, dressup, and indoor bounce house, riding toys, and wait for it.... a little stage!  Jonah & Vera were super psyched to get up and dance!  Seriously it was totally awesome... so awesome that some Boca mom comes over to me and asks me if me kids have an "agent?"  Excuse me?!?!  She said she knew a good agent and that I should sign them up because they are gorgeous and have star appeal?  Clearly, things in Boca are different then in Washington DC?!?!?!

Anywho... we had fun and visited Nana and Pop the rest of the day...

Happy Monday Everyone!

this is the little stage

 

Nana, Pop and Shabbot!

Despite the debacle destination that our Florida trip turned out to be, practically speaking... it seems Jonah & Vera loved hanging out with Nana and Pop - they are still talking about it... Jonah's & Vera's ability to enjoy themselves are not thwarted by sickness, cold weather, rain or any of those things that had me living a bit "on the edge" last week... almost 2 years olds and almost 4 years olds just want to play with toys, eat extra treats, get lots of hugs & kisses from nana and pop, and give lots of smiles!

Good job Nana and Pop - Jonah & Vera just loved being with you!

Our second night in Florida was Shabbot... Nana busted out the frozen kosher chicken & challah, wine, and lots of treats (pink forsted cupckaes!) - we love a good Shabbot and we had a great time...

When the kids weren't shabboting with Nana & Pop, they were hanging out in GG's condo doing what kids do... playing, snuggling and eating...

Playing trains, coloring with magic pens, eating special Nana snacks, taking walks around Wynmoor, playing shuffleboard, swmming, being silly, going on adventures, taking out the garbage, dong the laundry, cleaning up, taking naps, showering in the the special bathroom, running on the catwalk, sitting on terrace, snuggling on the couch with chocolate milk and watching TV, and getting lots and lots of hugs and kisses... it's all so much better when you get to do it with Nana and Pop!

Happy Friday everyone and Shabbot Shalom!

SHABBOT SHALOM!

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