Spruce Mountain in February

Oma and Aunt Julie came up for a quick visit last weekend.  Saturday was a wonderful warm February day, with sunny skies and temperatures in the low 40s.  We decided to head up to one of Phineas's favorite places - Spruce Mountain - for a winter hike.  It was a lot of fun!

A Boy and His Dog

Workin' Hard

Phineas hasn't been feeling so well this week so he can't go to preschool.  Instead he's been staying home with mom or dad, depending on their schedules.  Twice he's even gotten to go to work with Dad!  Here are some pictures of Phineas making himself at home at Dad's desk.

Lego vehicle creation

Phineas got a Lego mystery minifig recently, which is where you buy a bag that contains a minifig but you don't know what you're getting until you open it.  He got a wild post-apocalyptic wild west robot man, so he built a rig to match it!

Beech Hill (again!)

It was a warm February first so we decided to go for a quick hike up Beech Hill in Rockport.  It's not the first time we've been there, and it's always a fun hike because it's short, easy, and has beautiful views from the top.  Of course, like usual, Phineas likes to pretend we're all brush rigs (off road fire trucks)--this trip became even more exciting when he spotted smoke coming from the woods to the west!

Tennis

Here are two pictures of Phineas at tennis lessons.  They're all still learning the basics and it's pretty entertaining to watch.  He has fun!

Cookies

Here's Phineas, "helping" Mom make cookies.  Juno is trying to "help," too.

Putting the furniture together

The day after we got home, we put together Phineas's new storage system.  He had fun turning the allen wrench and then, when the whole thing was built, he was climbing all over it!

Ikea trip

After Christmas, Phineas' Lego collection exploded and it was time to find some system to organize it all.  So, with a few other things on our shopping list, we hopped in the car and went to Ikea.  Phineas liked following the maze of the store, looking for arrows to show us where to go.  He was also helpful in deciding exactly which storage system to pick.  Here are some pictures of Phineas checking it out!

Uncle James and Aunt Trisha's wedding

Aunt Trisha and Uncle James tied the knot last weekend (congratulations!).  Phineas was lucky enough to be part of the wedding.  Here are some pictures of him and his cousins Henry and Ben posing for pictures with the photographer at the post-wedding dinner.  They had a lot of fun together!