Wednesday, October 18, 2006 by Amy
So I haven't posted in a very long time because I'm having a really hard time finding pictures. I really need to take some more.
It has snowed here in Colorado Springs. A lot of snow for mid-October. We have about six inches on the ground right now. I was working at Starbucks last night during the brunt of it. I was working with a 21-year-old girl who just moved here from L.A. and this is the first time that she's seen it snow. Imagine. If I can find the hats and mittens and such, I'll take the girls out in the snow a little later. I'd really like to see what Pikes Peak looks like in the snow.
Riley had picture day yesterday. We'll see how they turn out. I wasn't there so it'll be a surprise. Tomorrow she has a field trip to Venetucci pumpkin farm. Of course, I'm going to chaperone. Mostly because I'm nosey and want to know what she's doing at all times, and also because I don't want anyone else driving her. Call me overprotective. Speaking of driving with the kids, Rudi brought the girls in to Starbucks last night and since it was snowing, he had to put their warm clothes on, which made them not fit in their carseats. He figured out how to loosen Avery's seat, but not Riley's. So he just fasted the chest clip and drove IN THE SNOW to Starbucks with Riley only half buckled. Eeeek! He also decided to back the Pathfinder into the driveway to clear the snow off and hit the garage door. So we'll need to fix that before we go.
We all went to Denver last Friday. We went to the Cherry Creek Shopping Center which has a ton of high-end stores, like Oiliy which has beautiful clothes that I just loved until I looked at the price tag. $80 for a toddler shirt, $145 for a girls sweater, and $60 for a newborn onesie. Holy cow! The mall had a really cool play area for kids and Riley had a groupie, a little boy who just turned two. And we went to the Tattered Cover Bookstore, where we haven't been since we've had kids. It's in "historic LoDo" (lower downtown) and I love perusing the stacks in such an old building. We also went to the world's largest train store. They had the best setup of Thomas the Tank Engine in the entrance, which snagged Riley's attention and we stayed there while Rudi drooled over all the trains. We were away from home for a long time and the girls were impecibly behaved. One the way home, Riley started to get tired and she said "give me something to help me stop talking!" I guess Riley talks so much that she can't stop even when she wants to.
Riley wants to go out in the snow right now and it's only 9:15, so I know that it is very cold out there. I'd like her to wait until the sun warms up a little bit at least, but I know that's probably now going to happen. Try keeping a toddler out of the snow. Of course, the camera was in the car last night and now it's too cold and won't work. Hopefully that's just temporary. We'll see.
It has snowed here in Colorado Springs. A lot of snow for mid-October. We have about six inches on the ground right now. I was working at Starbucks last night during the brunt of it. I was working with a 21-year-old girl who just moved here from L.A. and this is the first time that she's seen it snow. Imagine. If I can find the hats and mittens and such, I'll take the girls out in the snow a little later. I'd really like to see what Pikes Peak looks like in the snow.Riley had picture day yesterday. We'll see how they turn out. I wasn't there so it'll be a surprise. Tomorrow she has a field trip to Venetucci pumpkin farm. Of course, I'm going to chaperone. Mostly because I'm nosey and want to know what she's doing at all times, and also because I don't want anyone else driving her. Call me overprotective. Speaking of driving with the kids, Rudi brought the girls in to Starbucks last night and since it was snowing, he had to put their warm clothes on, which made them not fit in their carseats. He figured out how to loosen Avery's seat, but not Riley's. So he just fasted the chest clip and drove IN THE SNOW to Starbucks with Riley only half buckled. Eeeek! He also decided to back the Pathfinder into the driveway to clear the snow off and hit the garage door. So we'll need to fix that before we go.
We all went to Denver last Friday. We went to the Cherry Creek Shopping Center which has a ton of high-end stores, like Oiliy which has beautiful clothes that I just loved until I looked at the price tag. $80 for a toddler shirt, $145 for a girls sweater, and $60 for a newborn onesie. Holy cow! The mall had a really cool play area for kids and Riley had a groupie, a little boy who just turned two. And we went to the Tattered Cover Bookstore, where we haven't been since we've had kids. It's in "historic LoDo" (lower downtown) and I love perusing the stacks in such an old building. We also went to the world's largest train store. They had the best setup of Thomas the Tank Engine in the entrance, which snagged Riley's attention and we stayed there while Rudi drooled over all the trains. We were away from home for a long time and the girls were impecibly behaved. One the way home, Riley started to get tired and she said "give me something to help me stop talking!" I guess Riley talks so much that she can't stop even when she wants to.
Riley wants to go out in the snow right now and it's only 9:15, so I know that it is very cold out there. I'd like her to wait until the sun warms up a little bit at least, but I know that's probably now going to happen. Try keeping a toddler out of the snow. Of course, the camera was in the car last night and now it's too cold and won't work. Hopefully that's just temporary. We'll see.
