I thought I'd just throw a post up (not literally of course!) since its been so long and I've gotten way behind on stuff I intended to post. This is a lot of random pics of the kids doing the sorts of things they do when its freezing outside and we're shut indoors.
The #1 activity would have to be doing laps around the kitchen/dining/liv rm. loop. They like to put an oven mitt (yes I actually have 4) on each hand and do the laps waving like they're in some kind of parade every time they pass by me.
Since we had so many snow flurries during Nov.-Jan. the snowplow was seen often. It inspired them (which actually translates into me doing the actual work per their request) to slap together a cardboard "snowplow".
They got alot of mileage out of it and pretty much trashed it. I thought the video I was posting at the end was the "snowplow video" but found out otherwise after it was loaded and I didn't have time to redo. I'll probably post it later sometime for some entertainment for the 3 little musketeers that we miss in Portland. Then you can see what little imaginations can think up to make cardboard snowplows more exciting. :D
Both kids love to sing and have "bible readings" and since Kate is the leader around here Tay-O innocently follows her example. I came upon him one day all by himself by the head covering drawer in the living room singing away.
He's also into pushing dolly strollers around " The loop" with purses hanging from his shoulder or the stroller handle and often he talks on the phone at the same time. Anything that fits nicely up to the ear becomes a phone for him and he repeatedly says "Hi" into it and sometimes mumbles bits of this or that.
My Daughter wannabe. :D
When we explained one night (after a bible reading about sons and daughters) that Kate was our daughter and Elliott was our son Kate was very adamant that she wanted to be the son and Elliott could be the daughter. She has finally resigned herself to being a daughter but still lets us know that she'd rather be a son.
It is so nice when the kids get along and play well together. Some days I feel like they're constantly going at each other until I'm exhausted. Other times when they're being really quiet together and I rush to check on them I come upon them like this or something(meaning they are actually sharing happily without being commanded to do so!). So wonderful!!! :)
Having a "slumber party" on the living rm floor.
Kate likes to mother Tay-O which he doesn't usually enjoy. But sometimes when he is feeling unusually cooperative he will allow her to hold him on her lap and read him stories which just makes her day. :)
He let her read him several on this particular morning and I had time to dig the camera up and fire away.
He actually seems to be enjoying himself.
Kate is my most efficient helper these days though Tay-O is most often right there wanting to help in some way too. I think their favorite things are baking, unloading the dishwasher, helping with the laundry, or setting the table, but Kate loves to wipe and scrub and did an amazing job helping me with the kitchen floor the other day. Her comment as she was diligently scrubbing (which I happen to catch on video) was "This is hard work to do when I'm tired" followed shortly by "I bet Daddy's gonna be really happy that the floor is all cleaned when he comes home". She is also great at helping to tidy up the house as she knows where most everything goes...it just depends on how cooperative she is feeling that particular day. Yesterday when I was tidying up her comment was, "why is the house a disaster, mommy?". It actually WASN'T but apparently I say that way too often before picking up the clutter. :)
She got this beloved "Wormie" for Valentines Day and was trying her hand at photography. She took these next 2 all by herself.
We've been sick yet again for the past week with influenza and the day she first came down with it she told me she was going to go up and lay down (which is so NOT her) and when I went up to check on her I found she had tucked herself into bed with her beloved Wormie and promptly zonked out.
She spent alot of time laying in random spots curled up with a blanket and Wormie.
Elliott was the sickest of us all...
Not that excited about dinner time. :(
Thankfully we are all mostly better. Elliott and I both have a bit of a drip to our noses still but we're all feeling pretty good and actually went out to the park for awhile it the semi-warm sunshine this afternoon.
So here is the video I thought was the snowplow one but it is actually Tay-O practicing on the Wii Fit. :D This IS one of the things we do when trapped in the house so I guess it fits in here after all. Enjoy!
And feelin just plain miserable with a fever of 103.
I'm just glad for something to keep her entertained while she is stuck in the house for a while.
She watched this little digger scooping dirt and then hauling it out of sight to an empty lot 2houses down from us for quite a long time this afternoon.
And then the little bulldozer putted around for awhile.
And since she was being entertained she ate her whole snack!!.JPG)
