Emmett suplimental

Not a whole lot has been going on here.  We're all mostly healthy, finally, which has been nice.  The weather has been up and down and all around.  The last time I blogged, I'd been inspired by a day out in the canoe.  Today, I am sitting inside on my second snow day (even Sarah got the days off!) after hours of shoveling.  We haven't heard a final tally yet, and it's hard to tell because of all the drifts, but I'd say we got well over a foot in the last 24 hours.  Maybe 18 inches.

A couple weeks ago, our package from Ikea arrived filled with precisely packed parts that transformed into a cool little high chair for Chops.  While I worked on the high chair, Duder played baby tetras with the boxes.

Sarah posted some pics and words about this little brunch on Viber, I believe.  Here they are again, for good measure.  From left to right they are: Anuk, Cowen, Emmett, Maximilian, Bea, Don't Know, and Eve.

The Dads' Corner.  I chatted with the guy in the blue shirt for like half an hour before we realized he's the brother of a buddy of mine.  Small world.  Everyone was really nice, and the potluck was delicious.  Several of the couples are ones we know from prenatal classes we attended, a couple go to swim lessons, and I work with one of the moms who showed up.

Max's dad took the pictures here.  He has a good eye and is unobtrusive.  Like Darren, we didn't really notice him taking pictures, but he got good shots all the same.

Another hike.  

Then the weather warmed up into the 60s for a couple days.  This is a shot that Sarah took from a walk one morning.

Last weekend we attended a spelling bee to raise money for grants for teachers.  Emmett's favorite word is cacophony.  He acts out his favorite word whenever he can.

The High (chair) Life

Last Friday I chaperoned a field trip for the humanities class.  They were wrapping up a unit on the French Revolution and we made several stops around Cornell.  We went to the Johnson Art Museum, the rare manuscripts room at the Olin Library, the conservatory, and finally we stopped to see and hear the organ at Anabel Taylor Hall.  It is an exact replica of an 18th century organ from Germany that was destroyed during WWII.  It creates a cacophony.

Post dinner bath!  Happy man.

We got off to a nice slow start this morning.  Lots of cuddle time, a little house work, a lot of shoveling, and now some blogging and photo organizing.  

Hope everyone else is having fun.

Snow day #2!

Today was another snow day; my second this year.  We got another few inches overnight and it continued to come down throughout the day.  Sarah went to work, to her chagrin, and I was left to my own devices.  After contemplating maybe heading to Greek Peak, the cross country bug won out and I headed to Pat's barn via Taughannock.  When I pulled in, there were no other cars in the lot and the snow was fresh and untrod.

The river and the falls were all mostly frozen and snowed over.  It was so quiet except for the chickadees and titmice and a cardinal.  The river gurgled under the ice.  All those sounds were acceptable accompaniment to the swoosh swoosh of the skis.

This grove of eastern hemlock is beautiful in any season.

First across the bridge this morning.

Sarah says she likes my smile in this shot.

It was a grey and snowy day, but it was still beautiful.

On my way to Pat's the road became a little difficult to follow.

The man.

21st Amendment Brewery has released a fantastic new beer in a phenomenal new can.
Cheers!

Snow days

Oh, you know the drill.  Just relaxing at home.  Winter is here, finally and we are really enjoying it.  My friend, Vinnie, and I continue to prep and be stoked about an upcoming winter back packing trip.  Hoping for enough snow that we can ski.  So I've been doing a lot of cross country to prepare.  The moon is in its gibbous phase and casting enough light to ski to.

Did I mention that Vinnie has never skied before?  Yeah... so we went out the other day and did 5 miles.  We get along well because we both like to suffer.  To his credit, he endured more falls (by a long shot) and a bigger blister (only by a little).

Eva is probably our least snow dog dog, but she still likes to get out after the squirrels. 

Sarah and I skied our faces off this weekend.  Ski club on Friday, cross country on Saturday, Greek Peak on Sunday and Monday.  Good fun.  Zhora even came out with us on Monday.  Pictures and story to come shortly.