Snow Day and Date Night

I will start this post like I do every time...saying I need to post more often. My memory gets hazy in a hurry and this is a great way to remember those great moments in my life...the ones I share with my daughter - Josie!

Last week we shared to great days! Tammy has had some time off lately while she is transitioning from one job to another...so she and Josie have gotten to spend a lot of quality time together...that made these next two events even more special!

First was the snow day...Since Josie's birth...the DC region has been in a major snow drought...in the months leading up to her arrival...we got hammered...the winter of 09-10...ended with us getting a historic 70 inced of snow in Silver Spring...2011 had one big snow...Commuteageddon...the 8 inch rush hour storm that left Tammy in gridlock for 9 hours! The next day we took a young Josephine into the snow and she cried the whole time...

Since then we haven't had more than 3 inches of snow a YEAR! It was slim pickens...until January 21, 2014...The storm started slow, but picked up after Josie's nap time...When she woke up...we went outside into a winter wonderland...there was about 5 to 6 inches f snow on the ground (we got a little more than 7 total). Tammy came out with us for a little while to snap some pictures, but she is no snow lover so after a few minutes she went inside and Josie and i continued out frigid fun...

First we tried to climb the slopes in front of each home...most of the time slipping within inches of the top and laughing as we slid down...One time when we got to the top...Josie tried something new...the frontside snow angel...one made while laying on her stomach...It was hilarious when she put her face in the snow...

We then had a mini snow ball fight...really a snow fight...it was cold so the snow was really powdery and not good for packing...either way...we had a blast...then we spent 10 minutes of Josie running up the hill and sliding down on her bottom...we did that until Tam said it was getting too cold and we need to come in...She was definitely right...Now we are counting down the days and watching the forcast hoping for more snow!

A few days later...Josie and I shared our first Daddy/Daughter Date Night! Tammy was working late so I picked Josie up and we headed to her favorite restaurant - Friendly's! I'm quite sure this has more to do with the fact that ice cream comes with every meal and not the quality of tier entrees. Proof - Josie ordered the Hot Dog and Mac and Cheese...it was one mangled hot dog...with a side of what looked to be low quality boxed mac and cheese...But it didn't matter to Josie...She ate it all - again, i think it had more to do with getting that ice cream...She always chooses the clown...a scoop of vanilla...with M&M's for facial features...and a chocolate dipped cone as a hat...Josie gave me the hat and tore into the ice cream...she shared a little...but not much...it was all hers :)

After that we braved the cold...headed home...then it was time for a quick bath so we could watch a movie...Josie's favorite right now is Sophia the First - The Floating Palace! As we watched...I noticed that Josie was saying the words before the characters... It started with one word...Like "What a vacation" and I would ask what she said only to hear it repeated seconds later on the TV...It was pretty amazing...I like to think she knew the words because she was so smart...and not because she watches the movie too often :)

It was a great night and once I hoop we can repeat soon! It will give me another reason to write!