Sledding!

Last weekend we went sledding so we could enjoy what winter has to offer in the North. It was fun (and good exercise!) The kids really love the snow! When they get a little older, we'll have to teach them how to ski. Which i suppose means that i need to learn myself!

Sugar Cookies (or, more appropriately titled) Why my Husband is the Photographer

We made sugar cookies today. It reminded me of making cookies with my Mom when i was little. I always had so much fun decorating them. The kids consumed a lot of the sprinkles as they decorating (and then were realllllly wiggly in Church this evening), but they had fun. And the cookies taste great.

Joe took the pictures. And this is why he is the photographer of the two of us, he takes such beautiful, artful shots :)

Just cause they are cute!

This was accompanied by a very amusing sound.
He wedged himself under his chair. He is rarely still so i had to take a picture because he laid there contentedly for a couple of minutes

Whenever i try to take her picture recently, her head goes directly for her shoulder. We had a good laugh about this.

I Bake!

So, Michelle has raised the bar and is a super baker and childcare provider extraordinaire! So I, too, have been inspired to try my hand at some new recipes and some baking. Know what? I am not half bad. The above is some peanut butter muffins. Little dry, next time i am going to try baking for a little shorter time. My oven is overly hot.
Some yummy pancakes with oatmeal, nutmeg and cinnamon. The kids really liked :)

My first attempt at cookies since i was a little girl. I have never baked cookies in my adult life! It was fun and the kids had a great time. As is evidenced by my little cookie monsters:

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Bianca is my old doula partner and she rocks!

Picky Pants on Nolan by TIG

I picked up my camera and he flopped back on the bed in protest. He definitely doesn't have a future career in modeling.

This colorway was totally not what i was expecting. I thought it would be more of the bluey green and less of the gold and orange. Here is the picture on the website

I think i like it though, it is really really happy :)

I did the Picky Pants pattern, added two inches to the inseam (his legs have gotten a lot longer since i started knitting him longies in July) and an inch to the rise. I really like the way that they fit.

O Christmas Tree

On Saturday we trekked out in the snow to get a Christmas tree. And let me tell you, it was an interesting experience. Not like going out to the Christmas tree farm on north Tyler Rd. A few points to consider:

Doing anything with three children under the age of five is tiring.

Trees look a lot smaller outside. I know this. But yet, every year, this point is driven home when we get our tree in our house. I blame my lack of spatial skills.

In relation to the aforementioned point: Somewhat large trees look smaller in a forest full of trees that are 70 feet tall.

I am a much bigger wimp than my children. Or perhaps, they are impervious to the cold.

I really need to do my tree scouting during the summer. The part of the forest we went into is really really lovely, but the trees are all very vertical. Meaning, they get 30 feet tall before they fill out any. That is okay with me... the tree we got isn't your conventional Scotch pine, but it is really lovely. It showcases all the lovely ornaments :)

These were pictures of us watching Daddy. We were hiking down a road, and all the trees were on the hillsides next to us. Joe got to climb up the hills, scout things out, cut down the tree and bring it down.
Issy and Isaac making their very best attempt at climbing up to Daddy. They didn't make it very far.
My hero.

All decorated! Note the little cutie trying to get the tree skirt.
Playing "Ring around the Rosary" (says Issy)

Dyeing yarn...

I got a bee in my bonnet this afternoon and decided i was going to dye some yarn. A little Wilton's Cake dye, some Kool-aid, and viola! pretty yarn. The first three are "process" pictures. The last one is just a little bit of random dye here and there. Fun!