Snow Storm!

We awoke this morning to snow falling, and the promise of a few inches of snow throughout the day. The forecasters had been pretty wrong earlier in the week, so why should they get it right this time?

It is now 10:00 PM and it is still snowing. 7 1/4 inches at last measure. We have also been told that we can expect freezing rain and sleet (2-3 inches worth) tonight. The news is actually reporting that the freezing rain has arrived right this second. Yay.

Here is a shot of Drew earlier in the day.

When the Drew's away (sleeping) the parents will play. Jill and I had a great time playing in the snow and snowboarding in the front yard for a little more than an hour after Drew went down for the night. It was snowing hard and the snow on the ground made it BRIGHT outside. THe next picture was taken without a flash as an example.

Jason snowboarding.

Jill can snowboard, too!

Jason again. (It's more fun than it looks)

Jill saw the snow on the slide of Drew's clubhouse and couldn't help herself. Here you see her crashing to the ground. Action photo!

Here is the super snowman I built yesterday. He's got a lot of snow making his appearance very cone-like. Jill uncovered his face for your viewing pleasure.

Okay freezing rain... we are waiting.. Do your worst!

More Snow!

So this morning we awoke to 33 degree temperatures and SNOW!

It didn't take Drew long to find some friends to play with. Here he chases Emily in an attempt to hit her with a snowball. He later resorted to throwing them at me, as I don't run away too often.

Drew and Emily sledding.

Snowball fight.

Later in the day, the sun came out and began melting everything away, but not before we made a snowman.

As the afternoon wore on and evening neared, the snow began to fly again. Here is a snowman that I built in the backyard. He is in the shade if the sun comes out, and with cold temperatures predicted through Christmas, I'll keep you updated on how long he lasts.

Before bed time, we all headed outside to play in a snow shower. Here Drew practices the art of catching snowflakes on his tongue.

As you can clearly see, the snow returned. In the background you can see the first snowman pictured above.

Our house tonight.

Snow Day!

Wednesday was the second snow day of the year, but it was the first one where we actually got a tiny amount of snow here in Vancouver. Following the ingenuity of the kids across the street, I swept the snow into the middle of the driveway for a little sledding action. (it is really flat where we live, so we do what we can). As you can see, we all had a pretty good time.

Drew, kinda having a good time.

Here you witness the Drew sledding propulsion system getting ready for another launch.

The launch was a huge hit!

Moms can have fun too.

Driveway sledding... so fun, it's creepy.

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Karen's Korner

This past Saturday we went on the hunt for a nice innocent Christmas tree to slaughter. After barely surviving the ordeal at an extremely overly busy tree farm last year, we were looking forward to slowing down the pace a bit. We found a nice sized local farm called Karen's Korner that was only about 3 miles from the house. The weather was sunny and cold (notice a light frost in the picture below) but the sun heated up the farm quick enough. We found a good tree and had a good time.

Mommy and Drew exploring the selection of trees.

The old barn , Drew and long rows of Douglas firs.

Drew relaxes while Dad cuts down the tree.

Drew helps Dad carry the tree back to the car.

The Blaesingmobile loaded and ready for the trip home.

The perfect end to a fun day...

X-Games, Here We Come!

Drew purchased some pads with his birthday money from Noni and Great-Grandpa Blaesing. Here you can see why. Hell yeah..

Thanksgiving

The three of us had a great time in Springfield, OR for hanksgiving with a lot of fun family and friends. e took only couple of pictures, so here they are.

Drew, Lulu, Gillian and Haley on the trampoline.

Drew, Gillian, Haley, CJ and Lulu on the trampoline.

Halloween? Nope. This is how we roll at Thanksgiving. Drew is Iron Man, Lulu is the princess and Gillian is Batman.

Ice Cream!

The temperature is in the 40's you say? It is dark out you say? Who cares! There is ice cream out there, and someone needs to eat it. Baskin Robbins, here we come!

Children's Park

With the nice sunny warm (relatively) weather today, a trip to the park was in order. We decided to go to the Children's Park at Washington Park. We spotted it from the zoo train earlier this summer. It had a HUGE play structure with everything a kid Drew's age could ask for.

The play structure... hiding amongst the trees

Drew climbing up on the playground. Notice the tree growing out of the deck... fancy!

Drew loved the slides, this one in particular.

I've been to a lot of playgrounds in the past three years, but I've never seen this thing. It was interesting, like walking up a sheet. Drew liked it.

For some reason, most of the time he rode this slide, he ended up sideways or backwards... maybe that is why he liked it so much.

Heading back to the car, we got to walk up a slippery leafy hill... Yay!

Great Grandpa

In just the past few days, Drew has begun to enjoy talking on the phone. He made thank you phone calls today to his Great Grandpa in Kentucky and his uncle in Seattle. It was pretty exciting because this is the first time he has spent more than 30 seconds on the phone with anyone. He actually took the phone and walked around the house while talking. 5 minutes per phone call.

Drew talks to Great Grandpa Blaesing

Drew is looking at a picture of Grandpa, describing his beard to him. (he said it was white)

Wrapping up the phone call.


Get ready... Drew is in a phone talking mood... the next call could be to you!

3

Drew turned three today. His birthday basically started yesterday morning when he got the birthday treatment at his day care. Presents, cupcakes, he got to pick all of the meals... it was pretty sweet. Later we all went to Chevy's (Drew's favorite) for dinner, followed by more presents from Grammy and Grandpa (Schmampa). Today, he got to help bake his birthday cake and he got to open more presents! Woo-hoo!

Drew opens the rest of his presents. He is wearing a brand new shirt from Nana, and is now looking to see what else was in the package from her. He loves new clothes!

Mommy and Daddy gave Drew his first Nerf dart gun. He's getting better at hitting the mirror at the end of the hall.

Drew loads a dart.

Someone looks excited to be getting cake!

Got them all first try!

A slice of cake with the best part... candy letters!

Mmmmm... candy letters

The totally sweet sombrero from Chevy's last night.

Sombreros are more fun when combined with knight helmets.