These Fat Feet

Alex does a funny thing with his toes while he's in his chair eating. He curls all his little toes down and points his big toe up...I took a pic for posterity.



While I was studying his fat feet (that give me trouble finding shoes to fit) I realized that these soft, squishy, cute little things are going to carry him his entire life. Wonder where? Will they carry him up a mountain? Or across continents? Or maybe they'll hold him while he receives diplomas or performs surgeries. They could carry him into battles for our country. Wherever they take him, I can be assured they'll probably carry him pretty far from me eventually...guess I have to trust they'll remember their way back.



To steer my mind away from pre-empty nest syndrome, I started thinking of things I won't miss when the kids are grown. Like unrolled rolls of toilet paper. My Tupperware spread across the kitchen floor. Eating cold meals and having to enjoy hurried treats in hiding. And this:



Mm hm, that's under the couch cushions. Gross.

Something else I decided I needed to capture for posterity is the post-nap snuggles. Alex usually wakes from his nap first--I'll ask him, "Should we wake up Abby?" He trots off to find her, climbs on her and starts giving her kisses and hugs.



She's NEVER woken up grouchy to Alex loves! Without opening her eyes, she reaches for him and they turn into a giggly, squirmy pile of arms and legs. (Until someone gets knocked off the bed or they conk heads.)



In honor of the first day of spring, I picked up a $3.88 bouquet of flowers from WalMart. They're not much, but even a little spot of green is so good this time of year. The flowers are ok, but I'm more thrilled about the bright green stems--they look so fresh and clean!



The sun was bright and warm today, would have been a wonderful day for a park if we hadn't been busy cleaning Cheerios and raisins out of the couch cushions, lol. Hope your feet are taking you good places this week!

Happy early St. Paddy's day! I caught a Leprechaun here in my own kitchen! Just as you'd expect a leprechaun to be, this one was hard to catch and harder yet to get still enough for a good picture, but you can get the idea! Unfortunately, he didn't have any gold to give me...







I haven't gotten any good shots of Abby in the last few days, so I thought we'd go back to Marches past...this is almost exactly 2 years ago...in sunny FL. What a tubby chub!



We've all been getting into the St. Paddy's Day spirit by producing copious amounts of green snot...hehe, tmi? Sorry. But I think we're on the mend. The kids have had several restless nights due to congestion and coughing, and that coupled with the time change has our schedule all wonky.

Being sick just ain't what it used to be...used to mean a break, being babied, sleeping and watching movies all day...now, it means Bj and I get to pull double duty on half the sleep with all the same symptoms that would knock us on our backs before kids. But I guess most of you know what I'm talking about. What happened to the "call in sick" option? Why does it become 'not ok' to holler "Mooooooooooom, I'M SICK!!"?

Oh well. In the spirit of all things Irish:
May the road rise to meet you may the wind be always at your back; may the sun shine warm upon your face, and the rain fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand.

On Thursday Bj didn't have much work, so he took the day off. It's always a party when "Daddio" is home! He took us to Chuck E. Cheese! There was great celebration when our destination of the day was announced! :o) Abby was exploding with energy and Alex was excited because Abby was excited, hahaha!!



Alex was thrilled to find that the car moves!!



Here's Abby "going to the farm"...



Peekaboo!!!



They have a toddler area just Alex's size! He felt like such a big boy to be able to climb up and go down the slide all by himself!



Oh no! Fender bender on the slide!



Princess Abby in her carriage...I asked if she was going to the ball, and she said, "No, going to WalMart!" (yup, she's my daughter!)



And a good time was had by all...



In other news, Bj isn't feeling very well--luckily for me, I ran into some Girl Scouts at a craft show today, so I have a Saturday night date afterall!! :o) Here's a pic:



Mmmm...I love me some peanut butter patties! I'm counting down 'til the kids are sleeping and my patties and I can be alone...

A new friend!

Meet "Flora", Abby's new friend! Flora's a male beta, but don't tell Abby...she named "her" after one of the fairies in Sleeping Beauty. According to Abby, Flora's red and has "flappers" to swim with!



She and Bj picked "her" up at WalMart while I was on a church girl's night out...yeah, that's right, ALL night! We spent the night at a hotel, and I had a wonderful time and didn't worry about a thing...Bj enjoys playing Mr. Mom and does a great job at it! I came home to a tidy house, happy kids and the grocery shopping done! :) And as if that weren't enough, he's also letting me take a sewing class on Monday evenings with a friend! It feels indulgent to be getting out so much, lol.

Last night we had spaghetti, Alex's favorite meal! Here's how much he enjoys it!



It's too bad we stop enjoying things so thoroughly! Life would be a lot more fun if we'd dive into it with as much enthusiasm as Alex does his spaghetti!

This morning the trees are coated in a beautiful layer of frost. I wish this picture did it justice, but to get a really great pic, I'd have to actually go out into the knee deep snow, and I'm just not ready for that yet this morning. The view from the window is one of every branch and twig covered in sparkle, framed by the icicles hanging from the roof!



It's been a slow and lazy morning, since Bj is home today, but I suppose it's time to shake it off and get the day going...

Have a good day!