Mom was wrong!

Spring wasn't right around the corner AT ALL! It's STILL not here! We're so mad we called in the police. And the fire department, just for good measure.

Waiting for Spring

Yes, we're still here, just busy biding our time until we can use our outside voices again. Meanwhile we marvel at Daddy's magneto-board drawing ability, study for midterms, and just hang around. Mom says spring is just around the corner!

In and Out the Other Side

Big fun with Daddy.

Spelling Lessons

In retrospect it seems cruel that we gave our sons such long, difficult names to spell, though they are obviously doing all right with them, even that tricky silent triple W in "Ben." (Careful viewing reveals that Alex originally started with the correct letters of his name, which were then embellished upon).

As Alex would say, "First Alex, and then Ben":

Now we're cooking with gas, er, letters

I just thought this was funny. Among other things it's exactly the sort of game that Ben, but not Alex, would play. (In case you're wondering what Alex is saying in the background, it's a quote from Eric Carle's Pancakes book, "The batter is smooth and without lumps," followed by remarks on pictures on the refrigerator, and "risotto in the hot pan... that's the hot pan.")

January Thaw

Like much of the country, we experienced ridiculously high temperatures this week, and took advantage of it with a visit to the farm. Alex is in orange (the hood being up is, of course, his choice-- it was 60 degrees). Dialogue in the video consists of one word: "Rocks!"

A budding zoologist

Alex reads "Animals," with flair.