Favorite Things

Today is Ash Wednesday and tomorrow is Valentine's Day. It seems wrong somehow that Valentine's Day doesn't come before Lent this year. One is about sacrifice, the other about indulgence. We have been indulging in some favorite things this month. Some old favorites as well as a few new favorites too...

Botanic Gardens afternoons

Cold, but sunny

Homemade pizza

Taylor has perfected his recipe and it sure is good. This is not something we will give up for Lent.

Lightsaber battles. 

Noah won't win because he spends too much time looking at the camera. Andrew, on the other hand, is only focused on domination.

Noah's rockin' those mismatched jammies! To be fair, he probably started the night with a matching set, but they usually don't last until morning.

Valentine's Treats

In a burst of boredom-fueled inspiration, Andrew and I made some cookies and crafted a few Valentine's decorations. Anything involving scissors will buy me at least 20 minutes of quiet time. As long as no one looses a finger, I consider it a success.

I'm still calling these Valentine's Day Cookies, even though they are not red and most of them are made with Christmas cookie cutters. We improvised.

Noah started at Harwood two days a week, and we are adjusting to the schedule. He's there on Tuesdays and Thursdays and seems to be enjoying his new teachers and new classmates. He's teaching them all his favorite songs and signs. The boys' favorite song right now is this juice box song. I have to admit, it's pretty catchy. Consider it a Valentine from Andrew and Noah!