Lydia-Spittia

Lydia has been spending an hour at our house early each morning while her Mommy-o teaches ESL.

I get her dressed and my favorite part is doing her hair.

She is a good time!

Story Hour

Our local library has a wonderful Story Hour every Wednesday.

Last week we decided to walk to it.

 It was a beautiful fall day!

We made it there, but then it started raining and Chris rescued us with a car to ride home.

Here's hoping we try it again this week, if Wednesday gets here before the Polar Vortex does!

Rocking Out

 Eleonora & Her Daddy

Rainy Day

 Today's pictures are from back in August when Josiah's shoelaces were still blindingly orange.

One very wet morning, Chris decided that maybe his boy needed some protection from all that rain...

so he covered him and his backpack with a trash bag.

Then he thought better of it, and ripped the whole thing off!

Sure was funny while it lasted!

Happy Wednesday

Happy baby.

A Smorgasbord.

Josiah had his first big project for first grade.

He learned about Boa Constrictors.

We had fun (or at least I did) at the library making his poster together -

while Heather saved the day and entertained the two younger youngsters.

Last week Josiah's school had dress up days to 'celebrate a Drug-Free School.'

Just happened to coincide with Halloween.  Hmm.

The first day was Career Day.

He wanted to wear his astronaut costume, but since there's no chance of being a Lego Astronaut man, we made him think again.

In the picture above, he is an Ampoid Builder/Scientist.  

Ha.

Caleb told him that if he wanted to be an Ampoid builder, he needed more holes in his pants.

Double ha.

Caleb entering into the spirit of things.

The next day was Nerd Day.

(Seriously, who comes up with these days?)

Note how he and his walrus both have their spectacles fixed with tape.

Here are the three amigos on Halloween night.

And Eleonora hanging out at the library waiting for pumpkin decorating to begin.

'Pooky Party

Guess who is turning 5!

 The boys love to look through a book of cupcake designs that we have.

Caleb picked out this chocolate haunted castle months ago 

and has been planning his 'pooky party ever since.

And now for an exclusive interview with the birthday boy himself.

Caleb, how does it feel to be five?

Good. I will like to be taller, because used to, I was so tiny I had to stand on my tippy-toes.

What are you thinking about doing when you grow up?

I am tinking...I want to be...a dinosaur bone finder.

He finds bones by digging.

He makes 100 money.

I will be married, but not soon.

12 kids.

I will buy that house next door.

 Jenn had the great suggestion for a toilet paper mummy game.

If you could have any pet?

A hamster named Rocketer.

I would make him ex-ter-cise in a spin-wheel.

If you could take a trip anywhere in the world?

This house.

A bouncy house.

I'd go to somewhere else far away in Tennessee.

I would jump off a plane with a parachute.

I'd be at Great Grandmother's house.

I'd take Mommy and Eleonora.

What is your favorite book?
All of those Peter Pan books.
Winnie the Pooh.
All the Narnia books and The Hobbit, but NO WAY Moby Dick.

What is your favorite thing to play?
Twain twack!



We love you, Caleb-bo-baleb!