A morning outside

It was such a nasty winter that we are all so excited to spend time outside!!! It's beautiful here! Lots of birds singing and lovely sunshine. Here are some pics from this morning.

Random pics from the last month...

So, big lesson this week,... never tell your 5 year old he can't do something. I told Sam that building a train track up the stairs woulnd't work. This is try number five or six...

He showed me! Big smile!

Lilly managed to do this all by herself. She came to Ben crying all tangled up, it was pitiful.

Last, but not least, how cute is this????

Just getting to these

So these are a few weeks old, sorry. We had a weird day when it got warm enough to wear shorts, it was about 65 outside. All the snow melted and the kids had a great time in the alley playing in the water and breaking up the ice. It was the first time in 4 months we had seen our neighbors!

Yippie!!!!!

So, the reason that I haven't been keeping up with the blog is that I am absolutely obsessed with knitting socks. It's a sickness, I'm tellin' ya. I actually have what they call a "stash" of sock yarn now. So, these are my first completed pair and I am so excited I can't stand it. I'm getting a pair of Birkenstocks just to show off my new socks!! Seriously, how great are these????

A little miracle

So this afternoon while I was making lunch, which is usually a hellish half hour filled with whining, crying and complaining (and the kids are really hungry and bratty too...), Lilly and Sam sat together and actually co-existed peacefully. I, very quietly, got my camera out and silently documented the event. Yes, yes, yes, the recliner is horrible but it was a gift and the kids love it so what can you do???

We got spammed!!

So, we got spammed from all over the globe! It geeked Ben and I out so we have eliminated comments from the blog. Sorry. For those of you who really know us and want to comment, give us a call or e-mail us! We would love to hear!

Lilly and the doughnut

Is that how you spell "doughnut"? Is it "donut"??? Anyway, Lil is now a great lover of glazed dough-nuts and made a horrible mess with it. Rosemary, if you're reading this, it was the first and last time, really......heeheeheehee

Sam's School program 2008 - A Star Is Not Born

So I got him a new outfit and we sat in the second row waiting with bated breath for the singing to start. Not so much. Sam twirled his hair and waved at Mom but no singing. Maybe next year.

Party time!!!!

So as I mentioned earlier, Sam turned 5 and we had a party. Thanks to all who helped, drove for hours, sent gifts and well wishes and called. Sam had a GREAT birthday party!!! He loved all his gifts and has whipped himself into a frenzy trying to play with everything at once. The cake is finally gone (thanks, too, to all who helped me eat all the leftovers!!!) and the wrapping paper is in the trash but Sam is still in birthday heaven!!

Sam turns 5!

Well, our Sam turned 5 last week on Valentine's Day. He has pronounced himself a "big kid" now so hopefully this will translate into doing more for himself and eating more "big kid" food. Grandma Rosie and Uncle Mike came for the party and helped frost cupcakes. Sam's party had, what else, a shark theme so we put sharks on the cupcakes and cake.