Seahawks Win!

It was a beautiful thing to watch.  The Skurski house was buzzing with 12th Man energy. There was lots of cheering, high-fiving, green and blue wearing, smoked meat, appetizers, snacks and Skittles consumed, kiddos running, playing and rooting on the Hawks!  A fun time spent with family and friends. 

 

 

 

 

 

Cuddle Time

Today Maxy was not feeling so well.  He was stuffy, snotty and just unsettled.  The silver lining for me was that he was a cuddly little guy.  It's a rarity that he sits still for longer than a few minutes and sitting on your lap, forget about it.  Today it was a different story.  He wanted to sit, cuddle and even fell asleep on my lap for quite some time.  I enjoyed every minute. I'm happy to report he is feeling a bit better after some cuddle and TLC time.

Starting the day off right

It is 6:50 AM.  No, my kiddos are not eating cereal, yogurt or muffins.  Both are hungrily and happily munching on goldfish.  They eat breakfast at school but were both wanting a snack and nothing would suffice this morning besides goldfish.  What a way to start the day.  I didn't protest when it kept them both quiet and still for at least a few minutes. 

Seahawks Prep

With game time right around the corner, Carmen's cousins wanted to be sure she would look her very best for the Super Bowl.  To make sure Carmen was spirited and ready to cheer on the Seahawks, they designed and hand-crafted their very own T-shirts.  With the girls wearing their green and blue, there is no doubt the Hawks are headed for a victory!

Soccer

Carmen had her first daddy-daughter soccer class today.  Daddy was certainly excited to have something so near and dear to his heart to do with his daughter.  It remains to be seen if we'll have a soccer girl on our hands.  The first class went fairly well; Carmen was particularly excited about her new shin guards (not actually a requirement for the class, but they looked pretty darn cute on her little skinny legs).  Max and I got to watch from the sidelines.  I held my breath as I watched since her track record for organized activities is not stellar.  (harken back to 'dance' class where she was more adamant about not participating than actually joining in the organized part).  Today she did great.  She listened, she ran (with her tongue out), and even dribbled the ball.  Today she was not the kid who was crying and had to leave.  Today she was not the kid who wandering off interested in something else besides the class.  Today, however, she was the ONLY kid who decided not to kick a goal at the end of class.  Something to work on for next week I suppose.  All and all, a successful first soccer class.

 

Pirate and Princess Adventure

Today Carmen and I went on a pirate and princess adventure.  Jack and the Neverland Pirates, Princess Sofia and a special appearance by Doc McStuffins sealed the deal.  This was a Disney show not to be missed.  There was dancing, singing, special effects (flying, bubbles and confetti), lots of sugar and popcorn consumption.  Our little girl was a happy camper.  The place was packed and there was more Disney paraphernalia than I ever thought possible and this was only one hour-and-a-half show.  I can't even fathom what Disneyland is like these days.  We got our Disney fix for now.  It was a hit; two thumbs up from Carmen.

(Daddy and Max missed the Pirate and Princess Adventure in lieu of the Seahawks game.  Not sure who had a better time. Go Hawks!) 

 

 

I'm all about purple

Funny, I was browsing in a store while I was with Carmen and came across a notebook.  The cover was purple and read: I'm all about purple. Hmmm, who did that remind me of?  The 3-year-old standing next to me who was wearing a purple coat and purple pants?  I think so. I'm convinced it was made just for our little purple lover so I of course had to get it for her.