Ethan is waiting for you Nono

Ethan can not wait to go sledding at the golf course Nono!!!

We are going to save this!!!

We have decided to save all this snow for Grammie, Moe, Nannie and Nono. We just wanted to make sure that they remember what Winter in New Hampshire looks like!!!

UPDATE 7:31pm SNOWFALL about 7inches

Now it is two hours later and the snow just keeps coming.... Brian is still not home.. it was going to be a long ride home tonight.... I still need to go out and get a shovel because ours broke in the last storm UUUGGGHHHH.... As you can see Bri and I have some shoveling to do after the kids go to bed. Fun fun fun!!!!

I just swept the stairs and walkway when I got home... as you can see it is piling up fast. Luckily it is LIGHT!!

Are you still coming???

Just making sure that you still want to visit for the holidays!!! I know that this must be quite different from what you are used to.

This was only 30 minutes from when I got home.

She is a big shot

Here is Sophie being a ham. She loves her new snow boots, and of course if it is Ethan, well of course it is hers too.... She has taken over his John Deere hat. As you can see Ethan has a new hobby in the background!! Yuck

...and the crackers... oh yes, we have at least one spill a night, that calls for the vacuum. I am starting to think that they just like to see me clean things up.

Sophie in her Snowsuit

I can not help but laugh. She is so stinkin' cute that it is funny. Ethan of course is showing off his little sister. Here they are after baths last night... We were making sure that the suit would still fit her.

Ethan's Fourth Meal

Never fails.... Daddy usually gets home around 7 so the kids and I have already ate dinner. As soon as Brian tries to sit down and eat... here he comes... Ethan always wants to eat again, and he wants Daddy. Daddy is a good sport, and it is becoming a ritual that they will eat together when he gets home.

I can't believe I ate one....

YUP I never thought, I could or would.

FRIED FROG LEGS

Only the hind legs of frogs can be eaten. Cut off the feet. Peel off skin, turning inside out. Wipe with cold damp cloth. Season with salt and pepper and roll in flour. Dip in well beaten egg, diluted with a little water. Roll in cracker crumbs. Fry in deep hot fat until golden brown. "About 4 minutes." "If desired legs may be seasoned by soaking in a mixture of lemon juice, salt and pepper 1 hour before rolling in flour

Kind of makes my stomach turn now that I looked it up...











P.S. Not everything taste like chicken!!

Ethan joined the NO CAVITY CLUB

Ethan has made it through his first visit to the dentist. He was not overly thrilled to be there, but he knows that this is part of becoming a big boy. He let her brush his teeth with a tooth brush, and count his teeth, as well as check for cavities. He is a proud member of the NO CAVITY CLUB. Ok Ok I guess that I am more proud to be the mother of a member of the NO CAVITY CLUB.

I think that the upside down approach is his attempt to act like the dentist.

Sophie too...

Sophie will be going to the dentist soon also, and does not want her brother to show her up, so she is preparing to join the no cavity club as well.

Sophie weighs in also

I did one for Ethan, so here is one for Sophia. She went to the doctors on Friday and weighs in at a whopping 20 pounds 9 ounces. She is 31 inches tall. During this visit we also found out that not only did she have an ear infection, she had 2!! Then she had to sit through a vaccination shot, as well as a flu shot. Then we walked down the hall and she had to have blood drawn to check her lead levels. Not only did they dig in one arm, but they couldn't get into a vein so they went to the other arm as well. AAGGGHHH poor baby.

I am happy to note that today she feels much better. She still looks down at her thigh, that once had a band aid on it, but I think she will be fine. Her nose is still dripping, but maybe she will have a Christmas miracle and that will dry up.

Another BIG BOY move

Yet, another big boy mission accomplished for Ethan. This little guy has had the TV in his room since he was a couple months old. In the beginning it was, Baby Einstein, that soothed him at night. Then as time passed it just became a bad habit. (Ok, Ok, I know, it is not his fault. Believe me I know, and have learned, Sophie does not have the TV on !) Well a couple weeks ago, we moved the TV into the playroom. I am happy to report, that he watches it less, and can go to bed without it. It was not nearly as hard, as we were thinking and I think the first night, he slept straight thru!!!! What a big boy.