Proof. . .

that a Dog desperate for cuddles will even lay with a 2 year old!

Busy and Tiring Weekend

Sorry that I have been absent over the weekend, it seemed to fly by. On Saturday we took the boys to Wal-mart for weekly grocery shopping, actually their first trip since we got here. They needed to get out for a while. They were both excited to be out and about, however shopping here takes a bit longer. . . no more 1/2 hour trips to Wal-mart(boy I was spoiled with a store literally minutes away from the house) now it takes us about 1/2 to drive there, about 45 min for shopping (less times to the store per week = longer list), and 1/2 hour back. So this means that we are cutting out Jake's Morning nap, he is not ready quite ready for this yet. I did pick them up a snack hoping to keep them happy for the return trip. They both did pretty well Jake cried for a little bit and then finally gave up and went to sleep, Will actually just sat back and enjoyed the music we were listening to. So it worked out pretty well. Jake took a 3 hour nap that afternoon (clearly not ready to skip that morning nap). We went to scout out some properties while they were napping (Grandma was home). One property was next to two very busy streets, not a good fit. The next house was not for sale anymore. A third house looked like a pretty good fit, close to the the in-laws, good size, decent price, etc. I think we would like to take a look at it, but I don't know if we will before our house sells. Sunday we tried out a new church, tiny. They meet in a high school. Two services. We went to the first one, since we are more on the side of being morning people. There only have nursery not any other children's ministry at this service. So it was our two guys and one other little guy, but at least we could get them in :). Very raw, but also very contemporary and only about 15min away so I think we will probably try it again. I have a couple of cute pictures to share so more later.

Got Snow boots?

My MIL kept asking me if the boys had snow boots. Ummm. . . no. So yesterday she was kind enough to go to a great little used kids place and get Will some snow boots. So now he can go outside without having his feet freeze. Although he would have to be very, very cold before he would want to come in, honestly we would probably decide to come in long before that happened. So now he is the new proud owner of snow boots (or no boots as he calls them). It was a tad warmer today so while Jake was sleeping I bundled Will up, shirt, with T-shirt over it, jeans, sweat pants, gloves, coat, hat, and of course his new snow boots. He was very puffy looking and it was a bit hard for him to walk, but he looked ever so cute and had a great time playing in the snow.

He kept picking up the snow and sprinkling it on things and saying, "It's magic mommy!" as if it were magic pixie dust or something. I am not sure where he would have gotten this from as he has not seen any movies with magic pixie dust featured, but it was magic to him. Oh the faith of a little child!

Downside of Spelling around a Toddler

So like many parents Jonah and I spell things we don't want Will to know about and somethings I spell just for fun for him. So today I ask him if he wants a b-a-t-h? I get them upstairs to the bath tub. They take a bath having a great time playing with the bath toys and bubbles. I get Will out and he says to me "r-r-b-b-a-b-c mommy?" Not really understanding what he said I say, "What buddy?" He says, "R-r-b-h-b-c?" I can tell this is a question and he expects an answer I have not idea what he wants because well . . . he can't spell, this strikes me as hilarious and I start laughing and can't seem to stop. Now he is getting frusterated because I don't know what he wants and he thinks I am laughing at him, which I am not. He says, "Top it mommy! R-r-b-a-b-c?" He really is asking something that he is spelling out I never did find out what it was, but oh my was it funny!

Is it cold here?

Many if you have asked me questions about this new area we are living in such as. . . Is it cold there? What is the weather like? Have you had snow? Well I braved the cold to take and share these pictures with you. Please keep in mind that this was a bit of a chore because yes it is very cold outside (around 14 degrees) this is not the weather than my body is accustomed to. My body prefers a milder climate such as currently in Colorado Springs I am reading on the weather it is currently 46 degrees. In this weather I would have worn a sweat shirt and maybe a light jacket. In 14 degree weather I would like to be wearing thermals, jeans, a turtle neck, a sweat shirt, a coat, a couple of pairs of gloves, a hat and a scarf (I do not currently possess most of these items because I am from Colorado -the mild part not the skiing part- and have never resided in the frozen tundra in which I am now living). But I digress I braved to cold to bring you these shots:

This is a huge icicle hanging from the gutter spout- notice no dripping. This means that it is freezing outside!

When you walk outside there is the distinctive sound of frozen snow

This is the way the backyard looked when we arrived almost 3 weeks ago, I am told that the snow melts at some point and I have actually been here in the spring and there wasn't any snow on the ground so I have hope that at some point the cold will- well melt away.

AHHHH Naptime

One of those mornings

This morning was one of those mornings, I could tell from the start, that just was not going to be productive (at least not for housework). So on these mornings I have a choice I can ignore this feeling and do house work anyway. In this case the boys will follow me around Jake will cry to be picked up. Will will keep trying to take my hand saying, "Come here mommy" and I will say no mommy needs do the dishes and then they will cry Will may throw a fit and the whole morning is likely to be filled with stress. This morning I decided who really cares about the dishes anyway they can always be done later. So we played. We played Mr. Potato head and playdough and watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (I actually sat down with Will and watch instead of cleaning or getting chores done). This made for a better morning and most likely a better afternoon.

Will and a Mr. Potato head tongue. He keeps asking me to take off his ear so he can put the potato head ear in instead. So funny the way a 2 year old mind works

Jake and his blanket, who does this remind you of? (oops sorry. . . for those of you who don't actually know my little guys. . . he looks just like his brother whe he gets tired and holds his blanket :)