First ER visit...

Aria has norovirus. No idea where she picked it up but apparently it is sweeping through our area. After 9 hours of continuous throwing up, we finally took her to the ER to be rehydrated (upon the advice of the on call RN for our pediatric practice) Here is a shot of her in the hospital, on the mend. She starts feeling better and sticks out her tongue in the second photo. We had a very good experience and a wonderful doctor at the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.

Potty time!

Aria is potty trained! We started the process at the end of January 2010. It took about 5 days before we had a breakthrough and she told us "I gotta PEE!" (and didn't mean, "Ooops, I already did!") We are enjoying being diaper free during the day.

This is such a wonderful age! Aria and her friend Will have run hundreds of laps around our downstairs and Aria and Daddy can be found in the evening being chased by monsters, hiding from Dr. Seuss' "vug under the rug", yelling "ayudame! (help me in Spanish, thanks Diego) I love to read with Aria, play Zingo, visit the local parks and walk around the neighborhood.

Sledding in Aylett with Melanie and Kenny

Rachel and Aria

Aria, Aria, Aria

Mel and Aria

On the "medium" hill...

Down the big hill and almost to the top of the little hill!

Kenny, Chris and Aria...more fun on the hill...

This was a VERY steep hill!

Fantastic day sledding with Melanie and Kenny

SNOW

A compilation of A and her friends enjoying the snow in Cheshire Meadows, 2010

Lucked out!

So Chesapeake is NOT know for its snow storms...in fact it hasn't snowed a foot here in probably a decade. We didn't get a foot, but might get 8" to 10" before the storm moves east. We had a perfect day playing in the snow with the neighbors, going to a friend's 2nd birthday party and having Chris pull Aria and her friend Will on the sled. Good times! We finished the day eating Chris' famous chili and reading "The Snowy Day" a gift from Kitty Ama and "Snow" a gift from Matthew, Luke and Will, Aria's cousins.

8+ inches of SNOW in Chesapeake!

Snow in Chesapeake!!

Trying on Daddy's ski mask
Yes, that is a bowl of plain snow that Aria is eating for breakfast! She loves to eat the stuff!

A few recent photos

Pop pop and Carolyn with "Shelly" Aria's turtle. Chris stayed with them on a recent trip to FL

Aria taking a nap on me at the Sweigart Christmas
Jumping on her new trampoline Christmas morning!