Aquarium day

Mr. Ray says hi

Peas in a pod enamored with technology

Despite the face, she was very excited about the flower

Scanned and Artkived 6 months of kids art so I could THROW IT AWAY

Hugging the bump

I got an emissions inspection, he built a castle

Comparing our big bellies

Happy to be in a second session of swimming

Pretending it’s spring

Drive-thru dinner makes me happy too

Hats

Getting their namaste on

Thank you Aunt Sara! Unicorn is their new favorite!

ALMOST warm enough to be outside

Helping Brutus be brave

All of us doing things we love: Caroline is napping, Evan is building, I am watching HGTV

“Reading” me the info about her first dance recital!

Father-son bonding over blowing shit up

I spent 2 hours last night trying to pick a font for a new header. You probably didn’t even notice.

Important blizzard food: hot dogs and eggs.

I still think playing football in the snow/freezing cold is crazy

That’s how Sundays make me feel too

Sheet washing day is also bed bouncing day

Santa baby

They ask me to take this picture during every bath

In my first few weekly iPhone pics, Evan could only reach the bottom row. (And Caroline was an inside baby)

The fox is unimpressed with the rays

Technically that was Wednesday, but it didn’t feel any different. Unimpressive, 2014.

These people are playing HOCKEY outside in the snow. EVEN CRAZIER THAN FOOTBALL.

Princess/Engineer Tiana

More baby photos. I love baby photos.

Earning his keep

Mark it in the baby book: First time I showed up at preschool pick up in ACTUAL pajamas.

(Fake) sleeping with the (fake) cat whiskers

BFFs

Ancient iPod is ancient

She’s like 80% legs

Baby toys are fun when they belong to other people

Ignoring the donut holes, eating all the strawberries

LOOK MY POPCORN CAUGHT FIRE. GET IT?

Trip #1 to the grocery store. We did buy cookies. We forgot a turkey.

Visiting their lobster friends. That’s what they call them. I don’t have the heart to explain those aren’t the same lobsters as last week.

It was freezing on the pier but the sun (and all the happiness) warmed my cold heart.

My TV babysitter earned her paycheck this week.

Go buy this book. HILARIOUS.

Real street fashion: scuffed boots and yoga pants.

Evan loves his Duplos and Caroline loves creepy naked dolls

I don’t know how she doesn’t have nightmares.

RUN AND GET A TURKEY BEFORE THEY ARE GONE, SLACKER

They put extra ginger in the pumpkin pie <3

Making pies is exhausting.

It’s sparkling cider.

NO REALLY IT’S JUST CIDER I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE HE LEARNED THAT.

Thankful

Instead of shopping, we visited our favorite places.

She met Santa.

Hot cocoa and a lollipop = best day ever

Watching the town tree lighting

They FINALLY built a playground at the zoo!

Those are yesterday’s lollipops they brought to the parade

Our local parade is adorable, if not very fancy.

Devil’s Hopyard – either it was named after the time the devil was seen jumping around in the pools at the bottom of the falls or after a landowner named Dobble who had a farm near there.

It’s very warm.

A two photo shoot kind of day

He takes his Christmas gift list circling very seriously.

CUDDLE TIME

MOMMY THERE’S A MAN IN THE TANK WITH THE FISHES

Aquarium date with some of our favorite people

Bacon, caramelized onions, tomato, blue cheese on sour dough. JEALOUS?

I can’t remember WHY I put the kitchen stools in our bedroom but the gingers enjoy them.

Special Helper Day

I like pretending that is my house.

GOODNIGHT CAROLINE

We have a train table he never plays with at home. But the one at the library is THE BEST.

The cat found her spot on the new couch

I think she has her princesses mixed up.

Showing off his art at my parent-teacher conference

My kids are weird.

They spent the full length of a movie like this. Unfortunately the movie was Equestria Girls.

TV, screaming toddler, Facebook…and I wonder why it takes me FOREVER to get things done.

Fall in a cookie – pumpkin, hazelnut spread, butterscotch chips. Unfortunately I don’t really like butterscotch and E doesn’t like pumpkin, so we can’t tell if these are actually delicious.

Apparently this is the only photo I took on Sunday. I can’t even remember Sunday. Did Sunday even happen?

Nothing like a nuclear power plant to add to my scenic beach photos

I love this beach

The most adorable ice cream and candy store in the world

She changed her mind about the birds. NO BIRDS, MOMMY.

Sea lion show. My kids can name all the sea lions.

Grilled cheese of the day: Basil pesto, artichokes, tomatoes, mozzarella on Italian bread.

In this episode, Spiderman joins S.H.I.E.L.D. I had to Google to find out if that was accurate (it is).

Evan’s favorite part of his new school: cool sinks.

Orientation is EXHAUSTING.

Ready to go!

The cat loves Caroline

This is her “WE’RE GETTING CHEESEBURGERS!” face

Playing “Tick-tock croc eats Captain Hook!” while we wait for the bus

She is loving our outside play time while we wait for the bus. It makes me feel bad we never use our (very tiny) front yard.

What do you wear when it’s 80 degrees?

Craft store…

…pretzel burger…

…and Sherlock. PERFECT SATURDAY.