February's Winter Wonderland!

Hey Graham Fans!!  Here goes my effort to getting caught up!  We have lots of pictures to share from February '13!  We had lots of fun!  We went sledding on a hill near our house some.  Unfortunately due to the cold and the potential to ruin the camera in the snow, Mom and Dad didn't take the big camera out.  I love to go sledding!  I try to snowboard on my sled.  We would go over a little ramp in the snow.  SOOO much fun!

 

Unfortunately, some of our fun was the result of a loss.  One of Daddy's good friends lost his mother.  We made the trip to Chicago so Daddy wouldn't have to go on his own.  Daddy was glad he got to be there for his friend and still got to spend time with us.  Mommy took us to the Children's Museum in Naperville.  It was a LOT of fun!  They had a water play area, bubble area, wind tunnel, music and a bunch of other fun things to do.  After we picked up Dad we went all the way downtown to go to the Shedd Aquarium.  We didn't go to any shows but saw lots of cool fish and water creatures (see the snake below, which gave Mom the creeps!).  It was cold and  we saw a big lake and lots of big buildings.  In the car, we just really wanted to watch the movie. Dad and Mom were the ones that liked the looking at the buildings, but NOT the traffic!  We had pizza at Lou Malnati's in Naperville.  Caroline, being the cheese lover that she is, started licking the plate while we were waiting for the pizza.  She could use some etiquette lessons!  As with any trip to a hotel, we had to check out the pool!

 

 

For the first time, we went to a Drake basketball game!  It was the Drake/UNI game so particularly fun for Mom and Dad.  As you could expect, we looked for Spike, had some snacks, found Uncle Greg, watched a little of the game, and we were ready to go!

Every school, I get to bring Mom to school for a day and another time, Dad.  In February, it was Dad's turn.  It just happened to be Dad's birthday and they sang the birthday song to him!  I thought that was pretty cool!  We even went out to lunch with a couple of my classmates and their dads.  This is me at school that day. 

Grandma came to visit in February.  Right before she arrived, Mom heard an unusual water sound right after I fell asleep for a nap.  She went to the basement to investigate and found a pipe had burst.  What a mess that was.  Fortunately, we got some help from the man that finished the basement and Uncle Greg came over.  We were lucky Mommy caught it fast enough so there wasn't more damage. 

 



We went to Kansas City in February too.  They had lots of snow so we went sledding while there.  Benjamin and Joe also came along.  I was so thankful we could play in the snow!!  We also went to Fritz's, the restaurant with the train that delivers your food.  I love that place!  We had a fun trip!

Lastly, Mom had a sinus infection and she was seeking some relief when Daddy took this picture.  Shame on Daddy, but Mommy is a good sport to let us post it!