Poor sick Gabe finally gave up and fell asleep in Dad's arms this morning. He insists on wearing his poncho in the house all the time. I guess that means he likes it. He looks rather cute when he's asleep.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Just a Picture, Again
Poor sick Gabe finally gave up and fell asleep in Dad's arms this morning. He insists on wearing his poncho in the house all the time. I guess that means he likes it. He looks rather cute when he's asleep.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Color Wonder
Liam is one of those kids who seem to always be in motion. So anything that keeps him still for an hour is more than welcome around here.
Today I got the Color Wonder books out from Christmas. Liam sat at the little table for an hour and colored in his book. These books are very nice since in theory the markers only color on the Color Wonder paper. Granted, they will color on a few odd things but we've never had that happen to us. When the kids stick the markers in their mouths, you'll find the color left behind on their lips but they are other wise safe. Which makes these a perfect toy to take with you to those family gatherings or long appointments when the kids need to be occupied. Of course, if you know the same people we do you may still have people freak out on you without asking first because "Oh my gosh, the kids have markers!" I just have to ask, do you really think I would allow the middle and younger kids to have markers if they could actually write on other stuff? As Alan has been known to tell folks, nothing comes into our house unless it is washable.
Today I got the Color Wonder books out from Christmas. Liam sat at the little table for an hour and colored in his book. These books are very nice since in theory the markers only color on the Color Wonder paper. Granted, they will color on a few odd things but we've never had that happen to us. When the kids stick the markers in their mouths, you'll find the color left behind on their lips but they are other wise safe. Which makes these a perfect toy to take with you to those family gatherings or long appointments when the kids need to be occupied. Of course, if you know the same people we do you may still have people freak out on you without asking first because "Oh my gosh, the kids have markers!" I just have to ask, do you really think I would allow the middle and younger kids to have markers if they could actually write on other stuff? As Alan has been known to tell folks, nothing comes into our house unless it is washable.
A View From my Front Door
It does not appear to be February if you look outside right now. The yard is full of melting snow and plenty of mud puddles. The kids have been outside over the past few days discovering all of the toys they neglected to pick up before the snow began to fall and jumping in plenty of mud puddles. But it is supposed to get cold, wet and wintery again before the weekend so I figure they should enjoy the nicer weather while they can.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
New Picture
So the only thing I can't figure out is are the older kids playing with Gabe or torturing the poor boy?
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Guess What This Is
Do you know what this is? No, not the homemade raspberry jam which is delicious by the way. But the canning jar. I have one of these in my huge supply of jars. It is a blue glass Ball canning jar. Which I think is super cool. These are often considered collectors items and I have one full of homemade jam. Small things make me happy right now. Course, I am regretting only making 12 quarts of jam this year because we are rapidly running out and once you've crossed the thresh hold into eating the real stuff, store bought just does not taste the same.
Just a Picture
After our adventure over the weekend, Alan was rather worn out and Katie started to feel sick. The two of them crashed on the couch and I just could not resist taking a picture. I'm sure Alan will pay me back at some point for this one but I thought it was too cute not to share. Yes, Katie is hanging onto his ear for some reason. We have no clue why.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
A Day in the Snow
Today we decided to let everyone try cross-country skiing. Alan, Bryan and Sean had all been on cross-country skis before. Bryan and Sean had never been off our property on them though. Our local nature center rents skis and snow shoes on the weekends so we decided to head out and give it a try.
Here is Sean waiting for the rest of the crew.
Liam is that little person. He did a great job on his skis and says he can't wait to try it again.
Here's Bryan and Kieran taking a rest to let Mom and Katie catch back up.
I gave it a good shot but have decided that for the rest of this winter, I will stick to snow shoes. You should not attempt cross country skiing for the very first time when you are 29 weeks pregnant and have a toddler on your back. Let's just say there are some major center of gravity issues involved should you fall over.
Gabe enjoyed the ride and loved looking at all the snow.
Here's Katie. She tried real hard and by the end of the day was very tired. She fell a few too many times for her liking but kept plugging along. She says next time she wants to try snow shoes instead.
Abby spent the afternoon hanging out on Alan's back. Alan spent the afternoon helping to pick people up out of the snow. I think he got a very decent work out by the time all was said and done. We likely will be heading back to the nature center again to use their trails but I think we've decided that spending $10 per pair of skis just for rental is a bit silly over and over again so we are on the search for a few used pairs of skis and boots.
Here is Sean waiting for the rest of the crew.
Liam is that little person. He did a great job on his skis and says he can't wait to try it again.
Here's Bryan and Kieran taking a rest to let Mom and Katie catch back up.
I gave it a good shot but have decided that for the rest of this winter, I will stick to snow shoes. You should not attempt cross country skiing for the very first time when you are 29 weeks pregnant and have a toddler on your back. Let's just say there are some major center of gravity issues involved should you fall over.
Gabe enjoyed the ride and loved looking at all the snow.
Here's Katie. She tried real hard and by the end of the day was very tired. She fell a few too many times for her liking but kept plugging along. She says next time she wants to try snow shoes instead.Abby spent the afternoon hanging out on Alan's back. Alan spent the afternoon helping to pick people up out of the snow. I think he got a very decent work out by the time all was said and done. We likely will be heading back to the nature center again to use their trails but I think we've decided that spending $10 per pair of skis just for rental is a bit silly over and over again so we are on the search for a few used pairs of skis and boots.
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