Recent Artwork by Matthew

Matthew has been drawing a lot of pictures lately. I really, really love kid artwork.

This one is of "Daddy" and "Mommy." Apparently, Dennis has a gargantuan belly button. And I'm not quite sure what is under my arms, but I can assure everyone I shave on a regular basis.


This is his dinosaur. He declares it a stegosaurus. I love the fact that all of his creations have smiles: happy dinosaurs are awesome.

I'm really looking forward to Spring Break, so that we can color, paint, and create without rushing out the door to school every morning.

Happy "Spring"

The snow is certainly beautiful, but it can leave at any time. Of course, Casey the Dog loves the snow, so he might be sad when it leaves. Still, we are really looking forward to sunshine and flowers! Bring on the warm weather!

Doggy Days

I'm so far behind on updating the blog. We've been rather busy with the boys and the blissfully mild(er) spring weather.

Also, we just picked up our newest family member: Casey the WonderDog.

Casey loves doggy toys, small boys, and playing "chase."

Casey hates rhododendrons. They're just freaky, people.

I have a feeling we have a rambunctious and fun-filled summer ahead!

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Happy Birthday, my dear boy!

No Such Thing as a Short Story

We are running a tad low on Christmas books for our advent tradition. I included some very short board books in the pile, including a beautiful picture book with the words to The Little Drummer Boy. I read (sung) the story, then we talked about the meaning of the story.

"Look, Matt. He is a very poor boy and he has nothing to give to the baby Jesus. He can play his drum for the baby, though, even though he has nothing."

Matt, ever the cynic, said,

"Why doesn't he have any money? He shouldn't have spent it all on that drum!"

I suggested that perhaps someone gave him the drum.

"Well, then he should sell it. Or play it as a job and earn some money. Then he wouldn't be poor!"

At that thought, Matt shook his head, disgusted with The Little Drummer Boy.

It's hard to instill the magic of the holiday season with such a tiny skeptic in the house!

Scooby Doo, Where Are You?

Living in a house with two small boys with active imaginations, I am used to finding toys in all sorts of locations. There is little that can surprise me.

But then I came across Scooby.

Poor, poor Scooby.

Was life really so bad?





*For concerned readers, Scooby is alive and well. That was the "rescue chain" from the helicopter, hauling him upstairs from the evil dragon. My kids are strange, but they're not that strange!

The Proper Care and Dressing of a (Little) Hockey Player

Generally, my husband handles all of the sport-related gear in our household. Particularly the hockey gear, which involves approximately 1,000 pieces of protective equipment in a giant duffel bag. Unfortunately, he was out of town, and I had to dress The Boy for practice. If anyone else ends up in this situation, here is a helpful guide to the proper preparation for a little hockey player (click on pictures to enlarge):

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Step 4: (Repeat Steps 1-3 once completing Step 4):

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The rest of the gear (ice skates, helmet, and hockey gloves) are put on at the ice arena. Thankfully, a (weary) husband arrived from snowy Canada just in time to help with the rink-side finishing details!