Many photos have been added. January 2008 and Febryary 2008. February is just the felt board pictures so far.

Here is a picture of the knitted bag:

It is cold outside and it is cold inside. I am so sick of this shitty shitty house. Last night it got in the 20's. Our thermostat is set to 72 degrees. We woke up to 62 in the house this morning at 8:00am (and 56.5 in the bedroom). Nearly 3 hours of the furnace running we are up to 64 of the thermostat. Our heating guy thinks we need more insulation in the attic. We didn't have this problem in the previous winters we've been here.

*Sigh*


A few new pictures added to December 2007

L after visiting Grandma Lori:

We hit a major milestone this weekend, well at least for me. Liam's car seat got turned around to forward facing. He's at or pretty darn close to the weight limit, so it is time. He loves it, but I'm still getting used to it. He has grown so fast it seems. He has started picking out books by name and helping us read his bedtime stories (that is, has memorized much).

We went to the local pumpkin place to look around today, and I've added a couple of pictures to September 2007. Also included is a picture of his "carrot teeth" and the one below. The pumpkin place was a little disappointing, but we did pick up a great (for free!) booklet from the Missouri Department of Conservation full of cut outs and fun information.

Liam in morning woolies:



Liam absolutely loves Mac N' Cheese. Have I written about this? He loves it so much, I cannot say we are having until it is on the table, because he'll crawl into his seat and say Mac N' Cheese until it arrives. I like to complain that his veggie intake has gone down, but as Marc reminds me, he eats carrots, cucumbers and red peppers with gusto. I would just like to see him start eating broccoli again.

The above pictures is because it is getting so cool at night that L is now wearing woolies again when we get up. The weather has been perfect - cold at night and warm in the day. We spent some time outside this week with bowls of beans, chalk and picking flowers. Liam loves flowers. His favorite colors right now are pink and yellow. I hope he will always feel free to love the color pink.

Kissing the cat's heads has been a fun past time recently. Our "race car track" of laid out blankets on the floor has turned into a train track. We've been having so much fun. The best times are when we are both kinda bored and just try to make each other laugh. It doesn't take much when we are in the mood.

Every day I feel grateful that we get to do this. I feel like I am appreciating more moments every day than ever before.
Now I have to go, Liam is requesting his Peter Rabbit book...

No new photo sets tonight.

We've had a pretty restful weekend, not leaving the house because of the heat. Liam and I did walk up to get the mail Saturday, and were hounded by giant horse flies. They've been hanging out on our porch, and once you get out they start to buzz at you. While we were walking, they would circle us the entire way. I'm afraid it doesn't make us want to spend much time out there.

Liam had us cracking up at dinner Friday, when he takes a bite of grilled cheese, and then tells us "Sits, sits", and points out the chair he has created by taking a bite.

He is really enjoying my "horse" blanket (it is a blanket with the image of two horses on each side). I like to tell him that I had that blanket when I was a little girl. I think it may be the oldest thing I've kept of my own.

I've been sorting through pictures, trying to consolidate my archives, and come across a picture of myself, and I realize I look familiar! As of tonight, I have been able to see parts of Marc in Liam, but never myself. Now I think he looks a bit like I did when I was two (I'm afraid he has my ears too, poor baby). Here is a picture:



I'm the older one, obviously. Can you see the resemblance?

Oh, and Mom & Dad, if you feel this picture is embarrassing, just let me know, I'll take it down :)