We visited Florence Joyner Olympiad Park in Mission Viejo for the first time last week. As I learned at the park, Flo-Jo was a Mission Viejo native and the park sits along the route used for many of the cycling events in the 1988 Olympics.
After playing ’til sunset we headed back home to decorate some tasty sugar cookies that Marla had made earlier in the day.
Valentine’s day this year was so much fun. Emma sort of, kind of, a little bit understood it was a day for hugs and kisses – even more so than usual, I guess. We started the day with cards and a new Norah Jones CD for Mommy.
Next up was a yummy breakfast with The Tabors at The Waffle Lady in sunny San Clemente. We looked at “big girl beds” with Emma afterwards, which she enjoyed mightily.
We ended the day relaxing together with more hugging and more kissing until we finally called it a night.
Marla prepared an excellent (as usual) coconut cake for my birthday. It made entering my 3rd decade that much easier. (I’m 31 now.) Emma, of course, was happy to help ease my pain, too. Check out the pictures.
The first week of February was filled with cuteness, cuteness and more cuteness. Below you’ll find photographic proof evidence that the accused, Miss Emma Grace, is guilty of cuteness in the first degree..
So, as it turns out, Emma is a huge fan of peppermint! Marla made some yummy peppermint ice cream the other week with leftover peppermint sticks from Christmas. Emma, of course, had to try it. You can see from the photos below that she liked what she tasted.
We’ve all recovered from our flu bug and and felt well enough to head to the ocean. We had a great time this weekend playing at Salt Creek Beach. We’d never been before, usually heading to Crystal Cove State Park instead.
The day after Christmas we headed up to Toccoa for a few days to visit my grandfather and the rest of the crew. I’ve been lucky to know all of my grandparents, lots of my great aunts and uncles as well as more cousins than I can count.
This was the first year that Emma kinda sorta (maybe) knew what was going on at Christmas. She had a blast opening presents. Of course, she was content for several hours after opening the first toy (her Strawberry Shortcake stroller and doll). Nevermind the others waiting for her under the tree :)
Not. The entire Northcutt clan (west coast, anyway) has been battling the flu for the past two weeks. Marla and Emma both caught it while we were in Atlanta for the holidays. I left them there, giving them extra time to get feeling better and hoping I’d avoid the bug. I was not so lucky and have been suffering a 102 fever for the past few days.
We’re stuck inside during a rare rainy day. I posted a few new sets of pictures. Hope you enjoy!
Random junk: Please, please let this article be true. We definitely need to be doing something with our space program other than keeping the space station afloat. Like, heading to Mars maybe? C’mon, George! You can do it!