Today is Dave's birthday and we celebrated by ruining his birthday cake and not having his gift from me arrive on time. Sigh...such is life! Thankfully he's a wonderful man who just laughs these things off and appreciates what we tried to do for him anyhow. 8-)
The batter shifted all to one end because the baking sheet this disposable pan was resting on was a little warped....Dave says we'll still eat it. What a guy!
Kailie and Emma made him their own gifts from Christmas crafts we hadn't completed. I suggested he take them to decorate his office at the church.
Made with love by Emma
Made with love by Kailie - she also made some sledding gingerbread people to go along with the churchIsaac found an old Charlie Brown Christmas book and wrapped that as his gift to Dave. He agreed to this one after I squashed his idea of giving Daddy one of Dave's "work shirts" with paint splatter all over it from the various around the house projects he's done...why do kids love giving people stuff they already have? It always makes me laugh....anyway.... Isaac tried to hide his book gift from Daddy yesterday, by putting it in the middle of the living room floor with Isaac's huge (and glowing-bright-neon-orange-trimmed) Toy Story blanket on top of it. Hmmm......maybe it makes sense when you're 4?
Our washing machine broke. Yes our not-even-2-year-old washer broke. That left us with over a week's worth of laundry to catch up on today...yuck. Dave found the part on line for $78 instead of paying someone over $300 to fix it. Thanks honey!
It looks much better now! 8-)
We have endured the PAINFULLY cold weather, including a snow storm which shut down the schools here for 2 days. And if you're wondering, yes we took a snowday too!
The view across the street.
My husband knee-deep and shoveling out our driveway and front steps. Note to everyone - before you even CONSIDER moving to Iowa: Buy a snowblower!
Our porch after shoveling.
In school-news we studied the founding of Jamestown, the Lost Colony of Roanoke, Pocahontas and early Colonial life this week. Next week we tackle the Pilgrims and the Mayflower. Kailie is working on some wonderful projects for history including her own book on Colonial America and a long term project on life in Plymouth Colony. Pics of those will be posted later on.
In geography Kailie learned many places this week including: the Labrador Sea, Buffin Bay, Beaufort Bay, the Canadian Shield, the Coastal Lowlands and the Piedmont Region. I told Dave that if she just learns 1/40th of her geography she'll be LIGHTYEARS ahead of her mother! ha!
In geography Kailie learned many places this week including: the Labrador Sea, Buffin Bay, Beaufort Bay, the Canadian Shield, the Coastal Lowlands and the Piedmont Region. I told Dave that if she just learns 1/40th of her geography she'll be LIGHTYEARS ahead of her mother! ha!
Hey Karen! I was just looking at the pics of your kids. They are getting so big!! And they're so adorable. I bet you guys have a lot of fun around your house! :)
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