Sunday, February 21, 2010

Recipe for a perfect day

Two parents, two kids, one packed car.
One drive to the country.
-2 degree weather.
6 cousins.
5 snow suits.
One grandma, and one great-aunt.
9 year old birthday girl.
15 chocolate cupcakes.
Way too much candy.
One game of twister.
20 minutes on the Wii Fit.
One frozen pond.
Two hockey sticks.
One puck.
A game of shinny on boots with husband and child.
Perfectly sticky snow.
One snowman.
One snowfort.
Two dozen snowballs, thrown between Mommy and Daddy.
Two bowls of homemade soup with crusty buns.
Zero tantrums.
Two naps in the playpen.
A pair of borrowed skates, and a helmet, sized for 3 year old boy.
First time skating.
Many many many smiles.
One chicken pot pie.
3 birthday presents.
6 cupcake faces.
2 pairs of PJs.
4 hugs goodbye.
One packed car.
Two sleeping children.
One happy mommy.



4 comments:

Rebecca said...

sounds wonderful!

Amanda said...

love it! especially the 0 tantrums ;) sounds like a great day

Capital Mom said...

Love this. It captures all the moments. I can see the pictures and the progression in my head.

A Crafty Mom said...

Fantastic - that is definitely a perfect day :) I'm so glad you all had a great time!