Keeping busy

We have been keeping busy inside lately - and getting more and more crafty.  I was finally brave enough to bring out the paints with both kids awake and they did great.  After a few times of painting, I realized it would be better to cover the whole table with paper.....much better :)

We have also been fighting some cold/flu symptoms around here over the past month.  Both times when Doug has been gone working for the week, Charlie has gotten sick and that usually means he has an excuse to sleep in my bed.  Then Moe had his first taste of a real flu - poor boy was sick all day and didn't know what was happening to him.  Thankfully he crashed at 8pm after not napping and he slept all night long.....Doug and I were so thankful!

Speaking of sleeping through the night, Charlie has definitely been giving us a run for our money lately.  This fall, he was allowed to stay in our bed while Doug was gone.  For the first few months, he was good and always stayed in his bed when Daddy was home.  But this quickly changed towards Christmas and we are still battling it out at night.  Sometimes he will try and sneak his way in just one time a night, but sometimes we are up a total of 5-7 times putting him back in his room.  YAWN!!!!  And I am such a light sleeper I hear him almost immediately when his feet hit the floor in his own room.  Hopefully this phase is almost done!! :) 

More Puddles

The pictures speak for themselves.  The boys had so much fun jumping in and running through the puddle.  There were chunks of ice in the puddle - but they didn't care.  Poor Moe though - he fell a few times and landed right in the water.  And the end happened when both of his hands went right into some mud :)  They were good and dirty/cold, and ready for a bath when we got home.

Check out the last picture.  Moe in a snow puddle/mud puddle :)

Ridge Pictures

As I said, we have had some pretty warm weather and have taken advantage of it by getting out the bikes and going for bike rides and walks.  Charlie really needs a bigger bike...not pictured :).  The wheels are pretty small, so he has to work hard to get anywhere fast!!! 

There is a ridge right across our street that looks out over the foothills and mountains.  It is actually quite pretty driving into our community....seeing the mountains in the distance.  So even though we live in the big city now, it doesn't seem as large when you see mountains instead of skyscrapers. 

Puddle Jumping in January

We have been enjoying the way above seasonal temperatures here and Charlie got to introduce Moe to puddle jumping.  They loved it and had way too much fun, but they also got cold and wet!!!!  Here is a sneak preview!  I took my camera along for our walk because the sun has been great during this warm weather!!!!  And I love to practice on my two favorite little men!!!!

Play doh fun

When Moe was born, Charlie would stack the little containers of play doh and watch them tumble.  I have pictures of it as it entertained Charlie for quite a while.  So I got them out this year and they had fun.  And then Charlie decided he wanted to curl with them.  Great idea - Charlie enjoys watching curling and wants to learn how to curl....play doh curling will have to do for a while.

We also baked biscuits and I now leave some dough for the kids to play/bake with.  It keeps them busy and happy, so I just ignore the mess that ends up on them and on the floor.  The mess factor doesn't bother me near as much as it used to :).  You can always clean in up.

The lighting was very different while taking these pictures.  Instead of altering them a ton to brighten them, I left the pictures as is and turned them black and white......  Something new - I'm trying to get new ideas for editing by checking out other blogs, etc.