The White House

We had a bit of an adventurous day today.   We started with lunch at a Korean restaurant.  It was good but a little too authentic for our taste.  Then it was off for ice skating!  There is a local park that has an outdoor skating rink.

Quinn loved the idea of ice skating and walked on them really well.  Once he got on  the ice that was a different story.   And I thought I was a much better ice skater than I currently am so I was of little help.  Not a good idea to take your good camera out on the ice rink if you\’re not too steading your skates.  At least I got some pictures as I was standing on the side holding on for dear life.

Quinn and Don got off to a good start.

But not for long.

This is a good example of our outing:

They were both pooped after once around the rink.

One more time around.  Looks good.  But reference picture above to see how it really went.

Don got his groove on with a solo skate.

I don\’t think we will be ice skating again any time soon.

On Friday we had our parent/teacher conference with Quinn\’s teacher at Sundance.  I always try to grab the earliest appointment so that Don can attend and go in late to work.  Quinn really enjoys school this year and loves all his friends in his class and his teacher.   Part of the comments from his teacher are \”He is such a happy, fun, full of life little boy.  His gentle nature helps him to get along with everyone.  Quinn can be both serious and silly.  I have so enjoyed watching him become more comfortable and confident.\”     What more could we expect in his preschool years.  We already knew he was a smart little boy and it\’s nice to see him so comfortably participating in school.

Friday was also the start of his winter break.  That means a full week of sleeping in and nowhere to go at 8 am in the morning.  I\’ve already lined up a handful of activities with his little friends but we look forward to our days at home.

Today\’s activity was putting together a birdhouse using a hammer and nails.   Once the paint dries we\’ll put it outside to see if any birds want to make it their home.

I am looking forward to more days just like this one.

Quinn had a couple of days full of Happy Valentine\’s.  He had a party at school on Monday.  All the kids took in little cards for each other.  It\’s fun to see all the cards he brings home.

On Tuesday we went to a Valentine\’s playdate at the house of one of his favorite girls, Giana.  All the kids had lots of fun and especially loved the dance party in the basement with foam glow sticks.