Nana's House

Nana's house has been getting a little make over between tenants this month. Last week I got to drop by and see it. It never ceases to amaze me that it still smells like Nana's house. And it's nice to know that the record of all the growing Amy and I did there is still intact.

A lot of growing was done in this house

Lexi at the fireplace - hand built by Nanoe.

Martin Luther King Jr Day

Both Lexi and Zachary have been very interested in Martin Luther King Jr. this year. Last night Lexi told me her favorite MLK quote from a book she read last Friday was, "Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that." She quoted it perfectly. I had to look it up three times to remember it correctly to post it here.
In preschool, Zachary drew this picture of his dream.

"I have a dream that I could help sick people."  ~Zach

Snow Days!!

My kids love to play in the snow. We didn't get much last year, so when we got a few inches of the really great sticky kind, they were out until after dark playing around in it. They had a blast!!



Zachary, proud of his snowman.

Lexi with her happy snowman

Zach takes a face plant into the snow.

Lexi made a fort by sticking tree branches into the snow.

People Aren't Like Cats

Zachary has been going through a "killing the bad guys" phase lately, and talks a lot about the different ways he would kill a bad guy if he needed to.  This evening, on our way home from swimming, he had gone on long enough.  I needed him to understand what all of this meant.  So I said to him, "You know, Zachary, we don't ever want to kill someone.  If you kill someone it means you make them die, and once someone is dead, that's permanent.  They will never be able to come back.  Once you're dead you're dead for good."  Lexi, always one to want to help explain the concepts, chimes in, "Yea, because people are not like cats."  Confused I said, "What do you mean, Lexi?  Once cats are dead, they are dead too.  They don't come back."  She replied, "Really??  Well then why do they say that cats have nine lives?"

I am SO glad we had this conversation before one of our cats dies!!

He Gets It...

Zach: "Mom, I'm going to help you, because I notice that when we listen we get more chocolate and Mommy hugs, and less time outs." The kid is catching on!!

This was after both kids helped me by emptying all of the wastebaskets around the house, and bringing the recycling to the bin outside.  Proud Mama.