Southeastern Railway Museum

Matt and I took the kids to the Southeastern Railway Museum this weekend. Located right outside of Atlanta, it is a great way to spend an afternoon. The trains were huge! I tried to take some pictures with the kids, just to give a sense of perspective. Check out the size the the train wheel alone! They also had buses and other historic transportation at the museum, but the trains were my favorite.

Snow!

Last week was a snow day! We woke up Friday morning to one inch of snow in the yard. We had fun playing in the park and around the yard. We also did an experiment where we gathered food items from the kitchen that animals would like and then put them in the snow. We waited a day to see what tracks would appear. After a day, the food was gone and so were the tracks!

Look who's talking...

With two toddlers, there is always someone talking around here. Baikal is able to communicate quite well these days. She has also started to make some new words. These are usually words that she has misheard and incorporated into her language. Some are below with translations:

Bizzert: Dessert
Bonk Bed: Two beds on top of each other that you sometimes bonk your head on
Showtell: A hotel
Quick cut: Shorter than a short cut
Little Bother: Little brother (I think she picked this one up from a television show)

New Year Eve Party and Happy New Rear!

I had a great New Years Eve in Winston-Salem. Courtney made a delicious dinner and we had hats and noise makers and made a 2010 banner. After dinner we lit sparklers on the deck. We topped it off with ice cream. After the kids went to bed, Courtney and I headed over to Tanglewood to run in the Running of the Lights 5K. The race started at midnight and you ran through all of the Christmas lights and under the fireworks display. I was a bit worried about running in the cold, but Courtney assured me that with the right gear it wouldn't be a problem. So I made sure to have plenty of holiday flair, right down to the "Happy New Rear" hot pants. And you know what? I felt just fine!

Christmas morning

Here are some videos of the kids on Christmas morning. Enjoy!