Happy Valentine's Day

Here's the pictures I received as a gift from the kids on Valentine's Day. Isn't my hubby creative?

Allowance

Last night after dinner Noah and Doug were counting Noah's money to see if he had enough to buy a new Star Wars figure. This started the discussion of Noah being old enough to earn an allowance. He understood that Mommy and Daddy have to work to earn money and so he would have to work to earn money, too. He decided all on his own that he should keep his room clean and do as he is told to earn a quarter each day. He seemed really excited about it and cleaned his room (with some help) before bed last night to earn his first quarter. Here's a couple of pictures to document the moment.

Getting first allowance from Dad.

Putting it in his "money bank"

A Moment of Peace

This doesn't happen very often in our house. All 3 in close proximity to each other and smiling (or drooling).

We've found a movie that they will all watch together... Baby Einstein!

Not For The Faint Of Heart

IF YOU ARE AT ALL SQUEAMISH, SCROLL NO FURTHER!!

Below is a picture of what happens when a toddler stands on a rocking chair, with a puzzle in hand, next to a fireplace with ceramic tile surround.

This is your final warning...

I'm not going to be responsible for any adverse reactions you might experience...

Are you sure you want to keep going?

Okay, here it is...

I had no sooner walked into my office at work on Tuesday morning than I got a call from daycare asking me to come get Mara; she had fallen and cut her forehead and Shell (daycare provider) was concerned about scarring. By the time I arrived she had stopped crying and was even laughing and goofing around in the waiting room at the clinic. That story changed as soon as we walked into the procedure room. Fortunately I was able to calm her down enough to get the numbing cream on her forehead. She was not happy at all when the doctor was putting the stitches in but was a trooper. Once the nurses brought her Dora stickers and a candy bar she was back to her normal self. She hasn't complained at all -- yet. Doug will take her in on Monday to have the stitches taken out. We've been told that she will have quite the scar for a while, but nothing that bangs won't cover. Sigh.

On a lighter note, the following is a picture I took of Noah's wall.

Apparently this is how you keep the animals out of your room; though I'm not really sure what animals he's expecting -- Mara? Luke?

Mara recently received new winter hat and mittens from Auntie Suzie. I had removed the tags but hadn't put them in the coat closet yet. Doug tells me we keep our house too cold, but I didn't think it was THAT cold.