Snow day

Henry and I are enjoying a snow day today! George still had school so it was just Henry and I out in the super slushy snow this morning.

Baking cookies

Valentines cookie making- our favorite Valentine's Day tradition.

Our dinner tonight!

Happy Valentines Day!

Valentines prep

Georgie making his valentines this weekend...

Super Bowl 2012

We held our annual Superbowl party this year with a new addition- a stadium constructed from guacamole, chips, salsa, and goal posts made from slim jims.
If only I put this much energy into more productive, worthwhile endeavors...


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Future Sheldon Cooper?

One of the interesting differences in boys and girls is the books that they read. When I was Henry's age, I could not get enough of Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, and any fictional series like Sweet Valley Twins or the Babysitter's Club. When Henry learned how to read I was so excited to share some of these with him - I bought copies of SuperFudge, Ramona Quimby, and a host of others in preparation of the reading fun that we would share. Unforunately, no one told me that boys aren't really into that kind of book. You know what Henry likes to read? COMIC BOOKS. And comic book style books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Captain Underpants, etc. When I picked him up from school the other day he was waiting in line with his friends and they were all crowded around another one of these books, giggling and reading. (I had a flash forward to Henry and these other boys' futures as extras on the "Big Bang Theory". But you know what the most important thing is? That he's reading. And he remembers and comprehends what he reads in these books (perhaps a little too well). So I have shelved the Judy Blumes and Bevery Clearys for now. I'm going to try to trot them out again in the future, but for now I'm going to accept that Greg Heffly, Captain Underpans, OOk and Gluck, and Lego Batman are here to stay.

Rex vs Bambi

The deer in the backyard usually scurry away when Rex comes at them barking. They must have realized that he is not a real threat because yesterday he was yapping away at one and the deer just stood there, like "Who is this crazy squirrel and why is he all up in my business?" It was only when Rex actually started jumping on the deer that the deer decided to walk away to a more peaceful spot. The picture is terrible but it was 6:30 in the morning and I had neither the speed nor energy to go running for my nice camera. You get the idea.