Life in the Land of Enchantment: February 2009

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Vivian's New Quilt

Vivian received a beautiful new baby quilt made by her Great Aunt Sue. All three children have received similar quilts. (See the nursery photos from December 2008.) These quilts are works of art!

Better Late Than Never . . .

Finally, Christmas Photos! Vivian was less than a week old here, and Erica was looking a little tired!

Christmas photos here

Cameron has been collecting change in his piggy bank, hoping to purchase a new $10 Star Wars lego set. (His current obsession with Star Wars and all things having to do with outer space is a whole other topic . . . ) On Monday, we counted up his change, and sure enough, he had what he needed. Cameron sorted the money into piles by type of coin, which we then put into ziplock bags labeled with the amount in each bag. Unfortunately, it was President's Day and the bank was closed, so we were not able to switch out the change. The cashier at Target was perfectly accommodating, though, even through the counting out of 200 pennies! (I somehow think that had it not been an excited little boy handing over his change to buy a new Lego set, he might not have seen much humor in the situation! And luckily, there was nobody behind us in line!)

You Might Be a Redneck . . .

Tank top, army rifle, Nascar . . . what more can I say about this photo?

Life's a Circus

Last Saturday, Cody and the boys were supposed to go to the Shrine Circus. At the last minute, however, we could not find the tickets. I knew where I had had them last, but they were nowhere to be found. We tore the house apart and even emptied out the trash. No tickets. About an hour and a half after the circus started, I finally found them. Let's see if you can find them more quickly than I did . . .

I was sitting in this chair the last time I had the tickets, and knew that I set them down on one of the two side tables.

Look carefully. Can you find them?

Maybe it will help to narrow in a bit more . . .

Yes, there they are! Rolled up and stuck in the vase. And who might have done this? "Gordon, did you put the circus tickets in the vase by the kitchen?" "Oh yeah! I did it." (Big smile) Fortunately, the tickets were given to us for free, and there was a performance the next day, so alas, the boys and Cody were able to attend after all, and had a great time!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Peek-a-Boo

Just a cute pic of my fun and funny three-and-a-half-year-old.

It's Good to Have Older Brothers Watching Out for You

The Nursery Patrol is on duty and Vivian should be quite safe in her crib. (Gordon was responsible for this!) I think the one on the far left is wearing a chef's hat, so he can whip you up a meal before the ambush!