Snow Day ...

Avery in her fashionable snow outfit

There was tons of snow on the mountain tops this past weekend, so we loaded up the car and drove up the winding mountain passage for a picnic in the snow!!!  Luckily, my good friends Lilly and Will were able to join me on such short notice; and of course all of our parents came too since none of us are old enough to drive yet ...

Avery's lovely picnic in the snow ...

... and learning how to make "snowballs"...

... and then turning them into "snow persons"

Daddy impromptu snow sledding

(FYI, an old durable plastic cleaning bag 
works very very well in a pinch)

A beautiful end to our snow day, sipping hot chocolate 

and watching the skiers from the ski lodge  

Future Tennis Champion Avery ...

Future Tennis Champion Avery

It was very very very cold this last weekend, so Mommy and I decided to play our favorite game indoors ... tennis!!!  Though since we played indoors, the rule is that instead of using tennis balls you have to use a balloon ... and it's just as fun with a balloon ... maybe even more fun ... try it sometime ...

Avery serving to Mommy ...

... and Mommy lobs it back towards Avery ...

... Avery extending far far back to return it, until ...

... she notices it is a long ball and is heading out of bounds ...

putting Avery in the lead!!!

Avery nicely returning the balloon 

for Mommy's next serve

Watch out Auntie Em, your next ... you better start practicing!!!

The Fancy Poodle Spa is now open ...

My new salon and full spa business is now open to the public, so consider making an appointment all of you out there.  Here are a few pictures of the exclusive private opening I had a few weeks ago to test out the overall concept and our operations.

The Fancy Poodle Spa's main entrance and working area

Avery testing out the comfort level of 

the seating arrangements ...

... and the temperature of the hand/foot spa

Avery's good friend Nikki was her first test client ...

... watch as Avery practices her precise 

attention-to-detail nail skills ...

... Avery's slow and exact movements help 

produce a perfectly finished product ...

... behold, Avery provided perfect coverage 

of Nikki's nails (plus a little extra on the edges)!!!

 

And my greatest feat that day was Mommy's desperately 

needed updo that went late into the night

(and even past bedtime)

Crazy Cookie Party Part 2: The Post-sugar Party

 (continuation from the previous blog entry, titled: Crazy Cookie Party Part 1: The Pre-sugar Rush )

So after all of that preparation, hard work, and creative imagination, you can image what all comes next, right!??!?!?

Tons and tons of cookie eating!!!!

 Shannon diving into our cookie party rewards!!!

 Mathew sampling 3 cookies at a time!!!

Avery deciding which cookie to gobble up next!!!

Actually it was so hard to decide which cookies to eat, I just couldn't help myself (as the video below shows) ...

Avery, Matthew, and Shannon in high sugar-octane 

gear during the cookie party

Below is the last video of the night, where for whatever reason I can't remember much of it ... after devouring so many cookies, my memory just when completely blank ...