Beauty School

Maddie love, love, loves the Disney Princess beauty tote that Morgan & Vivie gave her for Christmas (which is somewhat surprising since she isn't much of a girly girl and has little interest in princesses). She does like to watch me do my hair though and now she can do her own!

And wasn't Aidan such a good sport to play Beauty shop with her?? (Actually he was having a grand old time):

These days they are doing so many cute things, it's hard to remember them all!

Buried, but not forgotten!

It's been quite a while since I've posted here, but we've got some legitimate excuses. We've been buried under snowstorm after snowstorm here in New England. So we've spent an inordinate amount of time shoveling and an equally inordinate amount of time in the bathroom (potty training two stubborn 3 year olds)!


Yes, that IS our house just peeking out from the top of that snowbank:




Luckily this was the year we decided to purchase a snowblower (with hand warmers no less):




You may be wondering how we occupy said 'two stubborn 3 year olds' in such crappy weather. We let them watch way more tv than the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends:

We do lots of coloring and other art projects:

We drag almost every toy, blanket, book and other available item out of our bedrooms and into the hallway to build a "nest": (Yes, you guessed it; Mommy gets to do the cleanup)

And when all is said and done, we become OFFICIALLY POTTY TRAINED!!!!!!!

And yes, we bribed them with lollipops to get us there!

Just the other day as we were driving home from school, Maddie said, "Mommy, I don't like winter anymore".

We've had lots of wistful conversations lately about all of the fabulous things we can do once spring & summer arrive. So while we are in hibernation mode right now, I'm sure there will be lots and lots of posts once we have anything to report other than "played in the snow".

Happy Winter (may it please be over soon)...