I realize I’m slacking with the blog lately. I don’t have my computer on every day anymore (though I get email and FB on my phone!) and life just seems to be busy. Nothing super exciting, just busy. Dad and B were here for a week working on the garage, mudroom, and basement, and then Dad came back for another week. That was fun. Hopefully they’ll come back for more :) We’ve had a few days off from school and are just kicking around. Here are a few pictures from the past few days. I’ll let you know if life gets more interesting. :)

Lex made a really cool K’Nex car and started parking it under the little table. He called it a garage, but Alan corrected him a few times saying it was “a carport, because garages have walls.” So Lex made some walls. What I love about his walls is that the left and right sides are perfectly symmetrical and mirror images. The back wall is a symmetrical pattern as well. I love the design work. And the car is cool too :)

Hugs for Grandpa Tom

Hugs for Mommy (not the most flattering picture of me, but cute anyway)

The kids got little plant kits for Christmas from Jim, Julie, and Molly. Lex got a “body snatcher plant” (eats insects) and Eve got a “sensitive plant” (closes when you touch it). We planted them the other day and it took me A LOT of convincing to get Lex to allow us to plant his. He only wanted to do Eve’s because he was afraid of the body snatcher plant :) I eventually read the package word for word and emphasized the eats insects part and he settled down. Crazy kid.

Isn't this cool? They are supposed to stay in the bag until shoots appear. I think it keeps the plants warmer and moister.

These are the moments I love. They decided to play a game together and after some discussion it was decided that the only game Eve is good at is Candlyand (true and it was her opinion that settled the issue) so they played, happily and all on their own. So sweet.

Alan went down to visit his mom today to bring her home from the hospital so the kids made pictures for him to take along. Lex used stencils to make a house with a garage and a pond (and then later was very upset that he forgot to put a chimney on the house). Eve made pink lines and squiggles and traced her hand (she's very good at that).