27 February 2013

Winnie the Pooh day... do you think we will make it to Kansas?

My day started out with going out into the wet windy weather and looking for our recycle bin.  It was in our little creek.  We have had so much rain and snow it is now about six inches deep in the shallow parts, normally it is about and inch. They think the rain will stop sometime this afternoon.  It is getting pretty close to the bottom of our foot bridge and this morning after a full night of rain it is flowing pretty fast.  We can finally see some grass but now we have some nice puddles in the yard right next to piles of snow... it looks like it own little tundra out there.
Starting the morning with a Piglet movie that just happens to be on tv... what are the odds...?
Pete just brought me the mickey muffin pan... guess what we will have to do next.  How does he know he just ate the last of the muffins this morning?
Have a great day all!  And to those of you who are doing something exciting today... (!) Good luck!!! You will rock it!
 Warm fire, which both kids have already asked me for this morning.

 A picture from about a year ago. so much change...



Peter 23 Months

He is throwing snow over the side of our little bridge into the slushy creek below.  I told him he couldn't stand so he improvised.
                                       
Is a dancer, still
Jabbers all the time.
Will hum if you are singing.
Still wakes up with a wet diaper in the night.
Loves to brush his teeth.
Likes all crunchy foo first...sometimes even over fruit. He isn't liking blueberries like he used to but I think we got a couple of sour batches.

Loves to pour his milk out, or anything for that matter, sippy cups don't work, he uses his teeth to get the lid off.
He has a special belly laugh he uses only when playing with Pieper.
Climb, climb, climb.
Destroy, destruct, disassemble, dump.
Still likes his blanket.
Smiles like crazy, especially in the morning.
Likes to get his own water out of the fridge, drink one drink and pour the rest in the sink.
Loves to be a ghost or shark or crocodile
Gives the very best hugs. Still
Balls and anything that makes noise are his favorite toys.
Runs almost everywhere.
Will not keep on socks unless his shoes are on and you are getting ready to go.
Loves muffins and cookies.
He does a better job of sitting on the potty for Daddy.
Is ornery.
Likes to smell flowers.  (My valentine flowers are still in bloom!)
Still colors on the walls if you don't watch him close, just come look at my kitchen... almost the only room that has fresh paint!
Loves dirt, outside or from my plants, it doesn't matter.
Will give Pieper a hug when we pick her up from school. Priceless.

26 February 2013

Just snow




Sick Doodle

 Can't even eat the crackers... to sick.
 Nutella toast put her out.
Pete doing his ghost impression to cheer her up... he loves to do this, he will take Pieper's flashlight and go sneaking down the hallway to find the ghosts in the bedrooms.  This is a fun game to watch.






Carrot soup


Not such a good idea for Pete.

23 February 2013

Look Mom... take a picture!



Pieper is all about a photo opp these days, she will grab Pete and then let me know that I should take a picture of them together... sometimes I can get it but to be honest most times I miss it.  I hope this stage lasts for a while I am bound to get a really good one sooner or later.

19 February 2013

Making Valentines...

Painting the paper before we cut the hands, these were the cards we made for family.  
These are the cards we made for Pieper's class.  We used the celery stalk and a cookie cutter to press the paint and then she added stickers (this went very fast). Of course we added M&M's... she was very excited to take them to the party on Thursday.

18 February 2013

Snow storms...

I have lost count of how many we have had but this is the start (and end) of Nemo ( silly to name snow storms but that makes the weather guys feel better I guess... I must admit I like it better than 'the blizzard of 2013')
 After, we are thinking we had around 18"-24" but I never did hear and exact total.
 I was up early to get some fun pictures. I put on Jeff's snow boots that come to my knees and stepped down off the deck and promptly got snow inside the boots... it was a lot of beautiful snow!
 Our driveway.  I had scooped twice the day before so it wouldn't be so hard this morning.
 Our steps and sidewalk are in there somewhere.

 Our little creek.
 Had to scoop a path to get the generator out as our power flickered and then went out for a while... happy to report it came back on and stayed on. :) Took Jeff all morning to do the driveway but we had the best looking one on our road!


Looking down the street.

First day of Pre School


She is going one day a week until fall then I think we will do three.  First day she didn't want to go back. We all were sick for the second day and the next time we went she told Miss Mary it was "the best day ever and way more fun than the first day!"
Miss Mary told me she was a very good eater and very good at following directions for crafts... :)

12 February 2013

Pete and cuteness...

 I just woke up...
 I don't want to change my shirt or get my face washed. (maybe a little blue bird in there Grandma)
see how cute I am with a dirty face?

11 February 2013

We made a castle

 and they painted it.


 and themselves... but not to much!




This was the first time we painted and I didn't have to give them a bath right after, it is the little things that are exciting! :)

04 February 2013

She is letting Daddy know...

That wasn't nice to scare her like that.

Pete thought is was funny.

01 February 2013

Puppy and hands


He is such a big part of our lives, it was only fair to take his picture.