Comfy

The baby aged out of being a lap child for this trip. I think she really enjoyed having her own seat! She definitely made herself right at home...

She was watching Frozen, which made the other people in our part of the plane laugh.

Snow!

When our flight landed in Connecticut, the little guy leaned over and said "So, what language do they speak here?" After we were in the car, he asked "Is it Halloween in Connecticut right now?" Too funny. He didn't get to enjoy a different language OR Halloween, but he got to shovel snow off the frozen pond with his uncle.

He also said he saw a hamster in our hotel room... I'm hoping that was actually just his imagination. Ugh.

Snowy Visit

We flew up to Winsted, Connecticut, for my grandfather's memorial service (which is why there have been no posts since Wednesday). The kids were AMAZING on ALL the flights, including our rerouted and delayed ones on the way back. I am one proud mama. Here's what the baby did after takeoff on the way up:

And here's the little guy enjoying the snacks we remembered to pack:

More pictures to come!

Food Truck?

While I was cooking dinner the other night, the kids carried their play kitchen into the dining room and got their own dinner together.

They are on top of this mobile-food trend!

Two? Five?

The baby can't hold up two fingers without concentrating really hard and using both hands. It was funny, until she just gave up on two and started telling everyone that she's five years old.

We are in so far over our heads!

Music to My Ears

We had a great visit with Nana and Pops, as you are aware. One of the reasons they came down was to bring us the Yamaha Portable Grand piano we got for Christmas. We tried to bring it back with us at New Years by tying it to the luggage rack. We got it all ready to go and headed off to my grandmother's house who lives about a quarter mile away. As we pulled out of the drive way at my mom and dad's and got up to speed, the straps holding the piano on began a low buzz. The faster we went the louder it got. We stopped for a visit at my grandmothers and then got back in the car to head south. We got the car up to 35 on the way to the interstate and, instead of going away as I'd hoped it might do if we got over a certain speed, it sounded like a swarm of gigantic bumble bees thought our was the biggest flower ever.

Needless to say we promptly turned around and headed back to Mom and Dad's to drop the piano off and drive home in peace.

It is nice to have a piano in the house, especially one with a volume control. The little guy actually made it sound kind of good. Here he is playing the piano!

 The baby girl got in on the action too while I took the boy to the grocery store.

It'll be nice to have music fill the house as these two (and maybe their daddy) try and learn the craft.

Nana and Pops!

We had a great visit with Nana and Pops this weekend-- filled with snuggles, food, and books. No naps were taken, but that's ok!