Out and about

Well, Silas was at school this morning, Cora and I had a little fun with 'dress-up'...

all was well until I put a beret on her.....she couldn't get that thing off fast enough!  Guess if that girl's feelings are this strong this early, she'll be ordering 'Freedom Fries' with that burger!

After lunch we bundled up and headed to Hunter park for some scootering/strollering and general mischief.....covered all bases, for sure!

                                    "Watch my scooter spark, Pop!"

Ready to roll in style!

The ever-gregarious Silas found a sweet friend and they had a good time!

We have a "Where's Waldo...er, uh, Where's Wiley" Map on which we're tracking your travels, mom and dad.  We added the conversation bubble with words from you today and the countdown, which we'll cross off each day, as your arrival nears.  Little did we know that the whole "Where's Waldo" phenomenon was unknown to Silas, SO we went to the Hardesty Library and checked out every Where's Waldo book they had and had a blast with them when we got home.  Now he 'gets' why you're wearing red and white striped shirts.;)

 

Nitey-nite!

The rest of Tuesday.....

For a day that started out at 14 degrees, it turned out absolutely beautiful (in every way).  There was even some sandbox time for Silas while Cora and I circled the backyard paths(strollering), enjoying the aroma of the pinion wood in the firepit. And y' know what they say about a 'picture being worth a thousand words'?  Well, I'll just leave you with these pictures of Si and his marshmallow roasting, because I don't think any words I could bring could add anything to his sweet expressions........

 

After dinner, we pulled out the magic glasses so he could watch himself pull the rootbeer through the straw that wrapped around his ears, encircled his eyes, and ended up in his mouth.  He enjoyed that, too.

 

 

 And before bedtime we made sure there was time for the 'cootie champ' to enjoy another victorious game.

nitey-nite!

Cora's morning.....while bro is away.....

the little one will play.....on and off captivated by Praise Baby, then her own version of 'downward facing dog' (everytime I did it, she'd copy) and seemingly endless play with the nativity set (Tray-Ray, Fa-leel, and Heffe got plenty of attention......and got ferried around in the back of a Fischer -Price farm truck...bet that was an 'out of culture/time warp' experience for them, huh?)

 

 

 

 

more to come later after Silas is home from school.....there's no wind today, so, altho it's chilly, there'll probably be some marshmallow roastin' in the backyard;)  a promise is a promise, y' know!

Monday, Monday....so good to me:)

and, indeed, it was a good day from start to finish.....Silas woke up excited about the prospect of going to school in Pop's truck.......

 

yes, the jacket was warranted as it was 26 degrees when they left for school!

while he was at school Cora and I prepped the cookie dough for Christmas cookies and she is of the opinion that the sprinkles containers make the best shakers/noisemakers!  We quite agree!

when she tired of that, she and Pop arranged magnetic people on the dishwasher......

Soon after Silas got home and we'd eaten lunch, he was 'rollin' in dough.'  He said his favorite part was clapping his hands together and making the confectioner's sugar 'go everywhere'......uh, yeah, this will come as no surprise to mom and dad, right?

Pop showed him how to measure and cut the parchment for the first pan and then he did the second on his own......with a little encouragement from sis.

He decorated trees, bells, holly sprigs, and stars for his teachers (and wrote their names on cards) and even a few for us and mom and dad....... check out that intent facial expression.....this was serious business, let me tell ya!

and lo and behold, there were even some surprise cookies for which we hadn't had cookie cutters.  He exclaimed, "I'm not giving THOSE away!"

Today turned out to be a good afternoon for the promised 'movie party'....Pop snagged "Brave" from Blockbuster and we all settled in for a good time......with popcorn and rootbeer floats!

When I snapped this, Cora had an absolutely delightful look of glee on her face.....but that 'speedy miss' switched to 'deer in the headlights' with lightening speed......so you'll just have to trust me on this.

 

nitey-nite;)

settlin' in for our week with silas and cora

we got off to a good start at silas and cora's house on friday making homemade applesauce.....lotsa help....lotsa fun.....lotsa yum....yes, mom and dad, we left some for you in your fridge when we moved to our house today;)

sweet si said cora probably needed the apron more than he did....

first couple of apples I had the peeler/corer assembled incorrectly, but once "we" got it figured out, we were 'good to go'!

"Noni, is it done yet?".....the refrain sounded like 'are we there yet?'

all smiles:)

                                happy with his handiwork, for sure!

hey, bro, thanks f sharin' your chair!

(sorry I didn't flip this one before I put it in here....it's late....I'm pooped....)but she sure was pushing the bar stool all over the place and has been doing the same with our computer chairs, at our house, today!

New game: 'Where's Cora?' using post-it notes.  Just thought I'd let you know, mom and dad, so that if you ever see her with one stuck to her forehead you'll know whom to blame.....er, uh,...thank?

 

We didn't 'accomplish' anything as monumental as the applesauce on Saturday.....a more low-key day of building block towers(and crashing into them with hotwheels, scootering/strollering through the neighborhood, and making signs and reading lots of books......come to think of it, it must have been pretty 'monumental', because we all slept real well.

When 'Pop' arrived this morning at 10 a.m., needless to say there was celebrating all around.....they were all over him! Once we packed everything up and secured the homestead, we headed to Target to pick up a few items and make a stop at the Icee dispenser, of course.

 

It's 8:30 pm now and all's quiet.....lots of good play this afternoon, building a Lego City (that will be on-going, expect pictures!).  Silas educated us this evening on the fact that, yes, indeed, you can play with bath toys in a stall shower.......whooda known?  He doesn't understand why we have to stay up till 9:00 and can't go to bed at 7:30 like he does, but hopefully he'll get accustomed to the concept;)  So glad to have 'Pop' back from his trip to Haiti and I'm getting to hear bits and pieces around the edges and you can tell that Silas is listening in, too........sweet.