Saturday, December 22, 2012

The Big Guy

So when your kids are little, like brand new little babies, you take a lot of pictures of the babies just laying there. 'Cause thats what babies do. And to other people all the pictures look the same, but to you each pic marks a change. Maybe the baby frowned slightly, or raised an eyebrow, or maybe, just maybe, he sort of smiled. Sort of. And naturally you need a picture of every expression so you keep all 1000+ pics you took each day.

So when you look at the Santa pics below, you might not see much change in some pics, but to me there was big change here. For one, C warmed up to Santa quickly this year. And while G was as gregarious as ever, he sat back and let C enjoy Santa without interrupting. We're growing up, y'all. 

















Friday, December 21, 2012

Break

Its taking a little while to adjust to the teacher schedule. For the last few days I have had the slightest nagging feeling that I should be at work, or at least have a good reason not to be there. Just not quite used to having days off for fun. But dont you worry about me, I am sure I will adjust.

Before we move on, let me tell you about my new favorite lip product. Sure, its pricey, and yes, I needed to charge my phone but focus-this stuff is worth the money. Highly recommend. The people who gave it 4 stars dont know what they are talking about.


On our first day off, we went to the aquarium. Lovely time in the new frog exhibit. We learned the difference between toads and frogs and oohed and aaaahed at the specimens.
We steered a shrimp boat, rode a slide, touched some marine invertebrates.

In general we had a really good time. The aquarium was not crowded, thankfully, so we could walk and see and explore without masses of people blocking our way. With a little more freedom to move I noticed a very endearing thing my boys did instictively. It seems Mrs Marisela at their school has done a nice job teaching them to line up and walk with hands behind their backs because they automatically did it when we lined up on the moving sidewalk through the aquarium tunnel. Order, people, we need order!

We rounded out the evening with my college roommate and her family visiting for dinner. I had help with my appetizer making. The tomatoes for the goat cheese and crackers were seasoned perfectly!

We've also hit the library, where the books are almost of as much interest as the kiddie computer kiosks.
And this book almost made it home with me, until I remembered I gained 10 lbs since broken ankle and bread was not going to help me take it off. Damn you, ankle!
And last thing for today, our tree this year. The glow makes me so happy.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Letters to Santa

Is what we are writing here! Madam is proof writer, on an as needed basis.


And if you're wondering, all of the bruises and cuts on G's face are self inflicted.









Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The other babies

These two are mighty neglected, they want you to know.



Monday, December 3, 2012

Soccer just got cuter

Mostly because of the shin guards. No?

And someone was not happy that his brother gave him a kiss when j asked them to stand together for a pic. "But I just love you" the offended said when the kiss recipient objected.