Breakfast

Last week (or maybe the week before) on Friday Jack and I went out for breakfast.  Who knew Bob Evans would be so busy at 10:30 in the morning?  During our wait I taught him tic tac toe. He doesn't like to lose at that, either.

Valentine's Day

Mommy and daddy helped Jack and Avery make Valentine's Day boxes for school. I was making Avery's Titanic box and trying to figure out how many stacks it had. "Four" she said. "But one was a dummy."

Train watchin' buddy

I heard the train one Sunday not long ago, and I convinced Jack to go watch it with me. It was colder than I thought, so I let him wear my sweat shirt.

 The train in question was headed south through the scenic splendor of South Zanesville, hauling garbage. So much for the romance of the rails.

 Grandpa came to visit last week, and painted with Avery. That night it snowed like the dickens, and we went out and played the next evening.

In the above photo, Jack is licking the boogers dripping down his face. Just so you know.

Daddy is going to learn to sew

I was surfing the old Internet the other day when I saw a very nice coat. I became covetous of said coat, until I saw the price. $500.

I am sure it is worth every penny, but I am hard on my clothes, and couldn't even begin to justify the cost.

And then I thought, why not make one? Tweak the design, add a few pockets and insulation,  and learn a new skill in the process. What an idea!

But I figured I would start slow, by making a vest for Jack.

Vacation Part I

I am a lazy barstool, and have not posted in a long long time. Which I regret a bit, because the blog is such a great record of our life and the growth of the kids. 

So catching up a bit-this and the rest of vacation will be last catch up post, here are some pictures of our vacation, starting in Baltimore.

Us downtown.

Us reflected in something, something that was apparently dirty.

Pictures from the Ripleys Believe it or Not museum. We gave the kids the choice to either go tour a boat or submarine or the museum. They chose the museum. I was skeptical at first, but it was actually pretty cool. It is really a museum of pop culture, full of random silly things. A tourist trap, but a fun one.