Snow in Kentucky and Martin Luther King Jr Day

This week was fairly low key.  It is nice to have a bit less going on these days.  We had our first winter weather, which wasn't a lot and didn't last long, but it did provide for a fun afternoon.  I also officially joined the Louisville Landsharks Tri club.

On Monday, we did the usual routine of getting Keira off to school and heading to the gym. 

Keira had ballet in the evening, and was excited to wear her tutu from Christmas to her class.  Soren played outside with bubbles while Keira was in class.

The kids enjoyed watching Ryan play some Angry Birds when he got home from work.

On Tuesday, we made it to storytime while Keira was at school.  I am feeling more chatting with the the other moms there, and we did the usual, storytime followed by train table today.

Once Keira was home from school, Soren shocked me.  He asked me to vacuum the floor (he had made "tracks" in the carpet with a train and wanted them to be gone), and then HELPED ME!  Wow!  It is awesome that he is not afraid of the vacuum cleaner anymore!

On Wednesday, we went to Chick Fil A, deviating from our usual Thursday outing. 

Thursday was a really big day.  Keira went to school, and it was a rainy morning.  Soren and I went to the gym prompty, because we had an appointment to tour a prospective pre school for next year.  Soren was hesitant, but he did seem to enjoy it.  I have one more place to check out for next week before I will need to make my decision.

As we left the preschool, it turned from rain to snow.  We got maybe an inch of snow?  It caused all sorts of excitment.  Keira and Soren had a blast playing in the snow; making snow angels, snowballs, and even a small snowman! 

It caused a bit of change for our evening plans, as I had planned to attend a running kick off meeting this evening with the kids that was the same time as the Louisville Landshark kick off, that wasn't really kid friendly.  The running event got cancelled, so I scrambled and found a sitter so that Ryan and I could go downtown for the kick off meeting.  It was really fun.  We hung out with our neighbors, Jen and Chris, as well as several other friends that Ryan and I had met at various rides and runs.  Keira and Soren also really enjoyed having their first babysitter in KY. 

On Friday, Ryan didn't have to work terribly late.  It was great to have him around early for the long MLK weekend.  We went out to Q'doba for dinner. 

Saturday was my long run day, and Ryan did a ride indoors.  We had a rather relaxing day and didn't do much.  We went to Smashburger for dinner, and then to Barnes and Noble.  I wish I had brought my camera into the store.  Keira and Soren had a blast in the children's area.  They played with trains, legos, and put on a little show in the storytime area. 

Sunday was another restful relaxing day.  I taught my class, and they are good group of kids.  We hung out around the house, and I took a good nap.  I am starting to come down with a cold.

Monday was Martin Luther King Day.  The kids were pretty crabby today.  I started with Soren popping a balloon outside, and neither wanted to go to the gym with me.  Ryan rode at home while I had a very good swim, considering how I felt.  We went to Hometown Pizza for lunch, and they had a buffet, which was very economical.  An errand to Target produced more problems with the kids, and we spent the rest of the day at home, reading, relaxing, and playing with the kids.

Warm weather for the first week in January!

This week seemed a bit crazy.  It was the first week back to school for Keira after a 2 week break, Ryan still had Monday off, and everyone was just trying to get back into the swing of things.  We had some unseasonably warm weather too, which meant the kids played outside quite a bit.  Soren and I went to the gym every weekday this week, which felt good to be back in the normal routine.  Soren argues a lot less when we go everyday, and he has made a new friend, Carter.  Carter's mom is also trying to go everyday too.

On Monday, I woke up and got Keira up and off to school.  Keira wanted Ryan to come to the bus stop, so he did, and then we went back to sleep for a bit, waiting for Soren to get up.  I took him to the gym with me so Ryan could get in a trainer ride at home, and then we went to Chick Fil A for lunch (since Keira is not a fan).  Ryan enjoyed watching some football in the afternoon, and Keira had ballet.

On Tuesday, it was a pretty basic day.  Keira had school, and I took Soren to storytime after going to the gym.  The kids didn't do a ton after school today.  Keira has been enjoying making paper dolls.  I cut them out and she decorates them.  There was more football on, and I rode the trainer once the kids were in bed.

On Wednesday, after school we had Gracie come over.  Soren was pretty wild, and didn't play the best with the girls, so it was rather tiring.

On Thursday, we had great weather.

The kids played outside today.  Soren had a blast on his bike, and Keira just had fun enjoying the sun and not needing to wear a coat.

On Friday, it was another beautiful day. 

Soren and I tried to go to storytime in LaGrange, but I had my times wrong and we missed it.  Once Keira got home, we played outside with Colton and Hannah. Soren is doing great on his balance bike.

Colton didn't stay long, but Hannah was happy to play all afternoon.  She is so quiet, and Soren played a lot better with her, and things were pretty quiet. 

Ryan worked a half day on Saturday, so the kids and I had a relaxing morning.  We read the books from the library.  The highlight was Knuffle Bunny, which has photographs from Brooklyn in it with the characters from the book drawn onto them.  The kids enjoyed being able to find the Laundromat in the book and the houses on Google Maps.  Keira also made more paper dolls.  This time around, she made them up to be my bike relay team, Team Tutu, with Me, Cristina, Kristel, and Michelle. 

So cute!  I put the dolls in my camelback to take my "flat" teammates with me on my 13 mile run once Ryan got home.  He biked after work, and then I went out in the mid afternoon.  It was very warm, so it made it easy to be out there.  It was tough running in the afternoon, but I did it all last winter.  My stomach felt off for a lot of it.  I don't think I ate enough, erring on eating too little instead of too much since I would have limited bathroom stops.  I also ran on a new road that was very steep.  Thankfully, I encountered 2 ladies from our ward, and ran with them for a little while.  It really cheered me up and helped break up the run.

Sunday was a restful day.  Getting done with church by lunchtime is nice.  My lesson went well, and the kids enjoyed theirs.  Soren is a cute Sunbeam.  Keira is doing well in her class too.  The kids played nicely after church too.