When Matt got home, it was even more fun, as they all took turns using him as a sled out back. Just imagine how much fun we could have with TWO inches!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Let It Snow (A Little More Next Time)
We finally got our first real snowfall of the season (Halloween doesn't count!) Even though we only got about an inch, with a little extra ice on top, the kids had a blast sliding around. Kaitlyn spent most of the time throwing "snowballs" (more like ice chunks), while Claire went in search of the perfect piece of snow-dusted ice to eat. Jack just lay there like a slug...until the slippery snow sent him down the hill!
When Matt got home, it was even more fun, as they all took turns using him as a sled out back. Just imagine how much fun we could have with TWO inches!
When Matt got home, it was even more fun, as they all took turns using him as a sled out back. Just imagine how much fun we could have with TWO inches!
The Little Tattoo Parlor
Step right up and get a free tattoo! Pick a design, any design: monkeys, dinosaurs, hearts and blobs (very stylized blobs, we might add!)
Grandma and Grandpa Hartings bravely agreed to be "tatted up" by Kaitlyn and Claire, who discovered my watercolor pencils in my old trunk. Before the girls were through, they had completely covered their grandparents' hands and arms...and theirs, as well! Thankfully, these are regret-free tattoos, which means that soon enough they'll have clean canvases for the next great masterpiece. Bison, anyone?!
Grandma and Grandpa Hartings bravely agreed to be "tatted up" by Kaitlyn and Claire, who discovered my watercolor pencils in my old trunk. Before the girls were through, they had completely covered their grandparents' hands and arms...and theirs, as well! Thankfully, these are regret-free tattoos, which means that soon enough they'll have clean canvases for the next great masterpiece. Bison, anyone?!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
All I Want for Christmas
All I wanted for Christmas was an elliptical machine and 30 quiet, interruption-free minutes a day to use it. At least half my wish came true!
The kids had slightly longer (though, admittedly, less expensive) wish lists. Christmas morning, Kaitlyn was delighted to open her new Barbie color and dye hair salon and Tinker Bell movie, though after a few short hours, the fervor died down. Claire, who repeatedly asked for the super-scary "robot monkey" was rather unimpressed with the actual product. She gave it a glance, smacked its cymbals together, and announced that she preferred it quiet and without batteries. Really?! Okay, fine.
The big winner was Santa's super-secret surprise--LeapPads! Yes, I went head-to-head with my fellow Santa's helpers this year, and after much angst and disappointment, I scored two of the elusive tablets. May I never, ever have to shop for the toy of the year again.
Jack, the little dear, was content with his Chemistry blocks, train book, and truck. Oh, and the two dozen other gifts he opened from adoring grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins!
The kids had slightly longer (though, admittedly, less expensive) wish lists. Christmas morning, Kaitlyn was delighted to open her new Barbie color and dye hair salon and Tinker Bell movie, though after a few short hours, the fervor died down. Claire, who repeatedly asked for the super-scary "robot monkey" was rather unimpressed with the actual product. She gave it a glance, smacked its cymbals together, and announced that she preferred it quiet and without batteries. Really?! Okay, fine.
The big winner was Santa's super-secret surprise--LeapPads! Yes, I went head-to-head with my fellow Santa's helpers this year, and after much angst and disappointment, I scored two of the elusive tablets. May I never, ever have to shop for the toy of the year again.
Jack, the little dear, was content with his Chemistry blocks, train book, and truck. Oh, and the two dozen other gifts he opened from adoring grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins!
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