Today’s breakfast conversation revolved around constellations. Fun, right? Lex wants to go on a night time walk to find some constellations. I drew the two easy ones to find. The two I can always find anyway! :) Then they made funny smiles for me.
We have a snow day today. It’s been awhile since we had much snow so everyone was pretty excited to wake up and see a thick, heavy covering, with more still falling. In fact, it’s been so long that Eve said, “Mommy, where did all the grass go?” :) We Lex heard that school was canceled, he said, “I think schools are closed in Winter Wonderland!” We were outside by 8:30am. It would have been even earlier except we had to go with Alan to drop the cars off for service. Eve went over and invited Parrish out to play and the three of them played together, very happily, for more than two hours! It was great. After lunch Lex conked right out, though Eve is still bouncing around. I missed her “nap window” and may pay the price for that later tonight!
We had a fun, but mixed up day yesterday. Lex and I went to WW in the morning and then went for haircuts, but they couldn’t fit us in, so we came home. We played for a bit and then went next door for Parrish’s birthday party. His mom said only a few people had RSVPed, but almost his entire class was there. It was great! The kids were all so well behaved, the food was plentiful (it always is at their parties!) and it was nice to be able to socialize with the parents that chose to stay. When it was time for cake all the kids ran to the kitchen and Lex ran into the farthest away room possible. He still is not one for the Happy Birthday song. He came out for a piece of cake once the crowd cleared out. Then they opened presents. It was fun to watch the kids start off sitting comfortably on the couch and then slowly creep their way forward until, about half way through, they were all piled on top of each other and we had to “reset” them back on the couch, only to begin the excited creep forward again! :) The party was from 11am-2pm, right at naptime for this family. Eve got pretty angry when I suggested leaving her home for a nap, so she came and partied hard with the rest of them. She almost fell asleep in my arms at one point, but she rallied for cake.
When we got home around 2pm, Alan was just getting ready for work. I put Eve down for a nap at 2:30 and Alan read to Lex, who quickly fell asleep. Then Alan went to work and the kids napped from 2:30-4:30ish. I normally wake them up before 4:00, but decided to let them go this time due to the late start and the fact that I was exhausted and enjoying the break!! When they got up we all exercised together (The three of us actually, Alan was at work) and it was almost 7pm by the time we got around to dinner. Normally they are in bed between 7:00 and 7:30pm, but last night it was 8:45 before they were in bed! I think it would have been even later if they hadn’t done such a great job exercising with me. Everyone had fun.
Wrapping and decorating presents the night before the party
The birthday crowd, patiently awaiting presents
A tired Lex
A tired Eve
On the way home she took a quick break to stomp on the snow in front of the garage, what little of it is there.
Don’t worry, you’ve come to the right place. And if you were here around 8:30 Friday night this blog may have looked different each time you reloaded the page! :) I’m just playing with new blog templates. I want more flexibility with the header. What do you think of this one? I have to go now, but more changes may occur in the future.
baby panda… mommy… big brother… daddy… etc.
Eve is a very creative girl. Funny and creative. She likes to tell me stories that begin with “When I grow up to be a…” The other night she told me “When I grow up to baby panda, you can be my mommy and we can live in the zoo.” Or “When I grow up to be a big brother I can pee standing up like Lex.” I love the creativity and mixed thoughts.
This morning we had a very gender-stereotyped morning. Alan and Lex exercised in the office and I folded laundry. Eve “sewed” a pocket, “knit” me a hat, made a birthday party for her baby, and “washed” and “dried” baby’s blanket after “baby threw up on it.” So much domestic creativity packed into a short period of time.
Both of the kids like to play “monsters and ghosts” and spend ridiculous amounts of time finding ghosts and monsters. This game can entertain them for hours. Sometimes they step on the monsters and ghosts to squish them, other times they invite them in for dinner. The other day the kids “found” a ghost in my slipper. Turns out it was a baby ghost and it was her birthday! They made the baby slipper ghost a cake (a chocolate-watermelon cake) and threw a party. The creativity is amazing and, at times, amazingly funny!
This morning Eve decided to put on high heels and a scarf and take baby for a photo shoot.
Examining a shoe. I think this is a pretty picture of her. Serious, but pretty.
On Eve’s request, we had pumpkin waffles for dinner last night. They were super yummy! When we first made waffles (after hubby got me a waffle iron for Christmas!) Lex ate too much and got a stomachache. He hasn’t tried them since. Silly boy. Last night I got him to try the “special orange waffles” without syrup. He liked them, but then asked for syrup. I was careful to give him only small amounts (of syrup and waffles!) to avoid stomachaches. He seemed pretty happy. Eve and I, of course, ate them all up. I got the recipe from weelicious, a cool blog with healthy food ideas. She suggested making cream cheese sandwiches with them. That may be lunch in the near future!
Weelicious Pumpkin Waffles
2 1/2 Cups Flour
1/3 Cup Light Brown Sugar
2 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1/2 Tsp Salt
2 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 Tsp Ground Ginger
4 Eggs
1 Cup Milk (I used rice milk)
1 Cup Buttermilk (I used low fat)
1 Cup Pumpkin Puree
6 Tbsp Butter, melted
1. Preheat waffle iron.
2. Sift first 7 ingredients into a bowl.
3. In a separate bowl whisk the remaining ingredients.
4. Whisk the dry ingredients into the liquid mixture and whisk until smooth.
5. Pour about 1/2 cup of the pumpkin batter into a waffle iron that’s been buttered or greased and cook according to manufacturer’s directions.
6. Serve with maple syrup or make into sandwiches filling with cream cheese and whatever other fillings you desire.
November 2008
February 2010 (yes, those are bunny slippers on her feet!)
Probably reposting, but so adorable!
We had a lovely trip to Franklin this week. Less than lovely trip home, but we all made it. Here are a few pics for you. I’m too tired for much text.
Eve on the stairs
Reading with B
Giggly Roses
Lex was very excited to see a wall puzzle!
Snow angels
The big backyard
Lex in a tree
Sitting by the fire at The Pasta Pot where we stopped for dinner.
Hugs by the fire
Lex has a new hobby. He has taken to creating games. Often with marbles and cards. He makes them up as we go, but then he remembers the rules and we play the games over and over. So far they aren’t very challenging (or exciting) but he loves them and Eve likes them and I love Lex and Eve :)
Today he found a washed out peanut jar and said “Oh, that’s just what I need for my project!” He proceeded to wrap it in tin foil, tape two straws to it, and fill it with marbles. The project took up a good part of the day. We haven’t played the game yet because it doesn’t make much sense, but I’m sure it’s on tomorrow’s agenda. Maybe I’ll post a picture of his project tomorrow.