Late-night snack

After a year of having the dishes (thanks, Chris!), I'm finally trying my hand at sushi!

Bummed Out (and Sick) Mama

Today was a supposed to be a fun day for this mama. Time with colleagues, lunch and playdate with friends, and taking Madelyn to her FIRST piano lesson. (We weren't even expecting the lost tooth when the day begun!) Coming up sick on the eve of such a day is SUCH a bummer! But having Dad home to take care of things really makes it that much better.... He even got some pics of the first piano lesson for me to enjoy when they got back. :)

The Saga of the Loosed Tooth

Madelyn has been dreaming about this day (literally) for a LONG time! We saw how wiggly her tooth was before dinner and told her that she could push on it kinda hard and it would probably come out TONIGHT! She was beside-herself-happy! Until it actually came time to push on it. We tried to convince her that she could wait longer if she wanted but it was like a moth to a flame. Some "ouch"es and grimaces later, there she was with the tooth in her hand instead of her mouth. Quite a moment!

A new car! AND a wiggly tooth!

Calvin and Hobbes

Or.... better yet, Greyson and Blue Bear! Reading Calvin and Hobbes has become an almost daily thing around here and although Blue Bear is showing his age, he has definitely become much more adventurous!

Trying to find a winter hobby

 

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"do siets"

Madelyn's to-do list:

Note the first item on the list - "do sients" (which is beginner writing for "do science")

The kids have received a couple of science kits for Christmas (2 from each set of grandparents!). Before we get into the "real" experiments, I introduced them to each of the tools (Greyson, meet the eyedropper and googles) and set them loose to play with the tools so they can get to use to them. They have loved it! While using their tools, they have experimented with hot and cold water and predicted whether items will float or not. And this is without any direction! I'm so happy to see children excited about "doing science"!  The first experiment is coming soon - mixing colors.  It makes me think we should put on kitten costumes and pretend we are Color Kittens.