New favorite activities

Stickers! First we put them all over our clothes...then we transfer them to our clothes for the next day...only after the second day of fashion do we put them on paper.

And....finger painting! We tried at Thanksgiving and it was a major no go to have stuff on our hands. Micah has gotten over it and loves to get messy! Hooray! One more thing to do on rainy winter days.

Our next challenge....to learn how to use scissors.

Rick's birthday

Rick was super-thrilled with his birthday this year:

breakfast in bed
Krispy Kreme donuts shared with his classmates at school
pizza & red wine dinner with friends
2 hours of StarCraft with a friend here and his brother-in-law

Really, what more could a guy in his 30s want?

Numbers

30 weeks – pregnant

1 week – left of formal language class

9 - number of the floor where my language class is - thankfully the elevator goes to the 8th floor

30 minutes – about how long I can lay or sit in one position

25 minutes – the length of our bus trip to school & about how much I can take before wanting to be sick

3 – bathroom breaks each night

2 – number of breakfasts I have each morning: baby takes the first one and leaves me starving again by 9

1 - number of nights we have tried letting Micah sleep in his 'toddler bed' - Rick removed the side of his crib and attached the low toddler side. Micah can now hop in his own bed. We'll see how he does!

Wake Up Part II

Morning routine...

It's hard to capture Micah's morning recitations through the door...but here is his joyful self after the door is opened!

Dangerous Games

This is what happens when you leave Dad and Lad alone to form their own entertainment.

Just hanging out...

 Snack time - note they are not making each other crazy!

Practicing our stacking skills. Thanks Grandma & Papa V!

 Looking for creative entertainment.

Checking out the cool rocks on mom & dad's new 'home decorating'.