Rocker

I typically keep Landon's hair buzzed but have been lazy lately and haven't cut it (I have cleaned up the back and around his ears). But with longer hair, I am able to spike it. He LOVES for me to fix his hair. This child uses waaaayyyy more product in his hair than I do at any given time. I tried out a Mohawk today; he was stoked!

Snow Day!

As Landon fell asleep on Sunday night, the rain turned over to sleet and snow. When he woke up yesterday morning, I heard his blinds fly up. Then the sound of feet running furiously into my bedroom. "Mommy! There's snow everywhere. It's all over the grass and Daddy's truck! I can make snow angels and a snow man."

Truth be told, it was a tiny dusting but it lit up his morning.

His school was closed yesterday and today, Christopher's work was closed yesterday for President's Day, and Carter's daycare was delayed. So the boys had some fun playing in the snow yesterday morning.

*And yes, Landon is sporting an 80s girls snowsuit!

Cozy Corner

While Landon and I stepped out of the house this past weekend for a few hours, Carter and Daddy had some alone time. The boys had made a tent earlier in the day in Carter's room and Carter wanted to play in it. After Christopher finished what he was doing (noticing that things had gotten awfully quiet), he went to check on Carter. At first he couldn't find him. Can you spot Carter?


Then he spotted him in the corner...asleep!

Valentines

Carter took your normal Toy Story valentine with a tattoo to his classmates on Valentine's Day. Easy button. Done.

I went the homemade route with Landon this year. It was partly because I saw it in my Family Fun magazine and was thinking I could handle this craft, partly because Landon thought it was awesome, partly because I felt like I had to step it up for Kindergarten, and partly because I wanted to show those SAHMs that come have lunch and story time with the kids in his class that I am a kick-butt, valentine-making mom too even though I work outside of the home!

I think they turned out awesome!

Reading Just Like Brother

First and foremost, be warned...you may die from cuteness overload. Both boys are bookworms - they are always looking at books, sleep with multiple books in their beds, and rack up about 60 books on the library card at any given time. Carter Bear has recently started to "read" books - this boy has an amazing memory. Enjoy the cuteness!

Lightdog

I have the sweetest dog on the planet. We rescued sweet Hokie 9 years ago. He really is man's (and woman's) best friend and a good pal to the boys too.

Every night, he lays in bed with Landon while he falls asleep. As soon as Landon is asleep, Hokie jumps down and comes to snuggle with me on the couch. It doesn't matter how long it takes Landon to fall asleep, 5 minutes or 2 hours, Hokie doesn't budge until the heavy breathing begins.

The other night, he never came down. I called and called his name so I could let him out to potty before we all went to bed. He didn't come. We went looking around the house for him; me downstairs and Christopher upstairs (he has been known to slip out of an open door without us knowing it; if he does this, he waits outside of the back door until we let him in). I heard Christopher say, "Oh my goodness!" Then he walks to the top of the steps, holding Hokie in his arms.

Apparently Landon thought it would be cool to clip a flashlight to the poor dog's collar and he was too petrified to move!

How I Know Boys Live Here...

When taking down my Christmas village, I found this little ninja chilling on the bench of one of my buildings.

Lucky Me

OMG! See that hot guy in the maroon and orange? Yeah, he married me almost 10 years ago!

Just a few random shots of my boys at a recent family gathering; Landon totally excited about a DS and Carter looking through a magazine!

Two Peas In A Pod