Wintertime Stuff

There is definitely less to post now that we are in the middle of the deep freeze.  We basically don't like leaving the house, so we try to find ways to amuse ourselves around here.  Violet has always liked watching t.v. from inside the little storage cube.  She's been doing it since she could climb in.  I guess it feels secure and cozy.  I wonder how long before she outgrows it?  She also likes to sit 2" from the t.v. Bad habit.

Jere and I are now officially geek-patrol puzzlers.  I was in a thrift store the other week and picked up an old Charles Wysocki puzzle because it reminded me of my Grandma Pauline who passed away a few years ago.  After dinner, I sat down at the table and started it (I hadn't done a puzzle since ???) and before I knew it, Jere came home and started in on it too.  We were talking and laughing and as we were finishing, the kids grabbed the last couple pieces and were hiding them because they wanted to be the one to put the final piece in.  We would all yell "Shabam!" as we got a piece in.  Let me tell you, to hear your 3 year old yell "SHABAM!" as she finds the right spot is pretty funny.  We just had so much fun finishing it together. Personally, I think it was a little "hello" from my Grandma above :)  Anyway... since then, Jere has come home with even more thrift store puzzles (see above) and we sit there and drink wine and do puzzles at night.  That is probably the most embarrassing thing I've ever said.  Did I just really admit to that?!  LOL!

I like this one with the reflection in the window - reminds me of those 80's portraits with the floating profile off in the corner.

Our little Henry keeps busy with his LEGOS.  He's been making some pretty cool things usually involving prisons, torture chambers, haunted mansions, etc.  He's that kinda boy.

I thought this one was pretty cool.  It's an alligator jet ski carrying a freaky pumpkin head ghost and his ninja killing sword.

Violet has started to experiment with legos too.... and funky hats.

Here is one of her latest drawings.  Not bad for 3 years old, huh? 

My niece Em gave the kids a science experiment involving Mentos and a 2-liter of cola.  After Henry came to terms with the fact that he couldn't eat them, we headed outside for the show.

RUN!!!!!!

Seriously Babe, how high did you think it would go?  It's not like dynamite, it's Mentos and Coke! Haha! :)

Science is radical.

We were out for 10 mns. tops.  I think it was about -30 F.  Although we like the idea of going out to play it's just too cold and I am not a winter person.  Brrrr!  BRRRRRrrrrr!

Violet says: Winter schminter.  Let's go inside.  It's too cold.  Time to cuddle up in my storage cube with some SpongeBob and hot cocoa.  Yes, I agree.