An evening full of nerdy goodness

We got a chance to go to a speech by Neil DeGrasse Tyson- and it was as wonderful as I had hoped!

I want to be as cool as him when I grow up.

Sidekicks.

Petra may not be as excited, but at least she's a good big sister.

Study Buddies

I love that Sophia wants to come cuddle and watch my renal lectures with me.

She is the best.

Dance Party!

Sophia went a super fun dance birthday party, and at the end all the little girls put on a show for us.

Love my little ballerina and how many friends she has made in school.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

For MLKJ Day we went to the Henry Ford and walked through their great exhibit on the Civil Rights movement. We even got to sit on the actual bus Rosa Park's took her stand on and talk about what she did.

I love that Sophia is old enough to kind of understand what we're talking about. We read a children's  book on Martin Luther King Jr., and the take home message was even though he died we can still remember what he said and stood for.

Interrupting Cow

We've been working on the timing of this classic Knock-Knock joke for a long time, and she's finally got it!

Art Day!

Some of our favorite places to explore are the amazing art museums in Detroit.

We went and spent the morning at the Museum of Contemporary Art downtown. I love trying to understand contemporary art, and it was fun to hear Sophia's take on things.

Our key to success with a preschooler and museums is to bring crayons and paper for her to document what she sees.

We also went to the Detroit Institute of Arts, and they had a fun handkerchief puppet making activity. Sophia decided she wanted to make representations of our whole family. I feel like her "Rick" is pretty spot on.

No such thing as bad weather...

A few years ago I heard a Scandinavian saying that said:

"There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing".

I love that. Living somewhere with a harsh Winter was a big adjustment for me, and I hate feeling stuck at home. But what I realized is we can go out if we choose to- get a good coat and go!

So yes, we'll be the ones at the park in 20 degree weather with the nice down coats.

Happy New Years!

This last year has been full of change and things we wouldn't have predicted.

I guess that's how life is!

Here's to 2014, and looking forward to 2015.

Happy New Years!