Ok- this is by far the weirdest title to a post, but I will explain. Funny things happen in while raising a four year old and a two year old. If I fail to write them down, they will disappear into memory oblivion. So, I thought I would use my handy blog to record some funny things that happened recently. First of all my son simply loves hotel rooms. He is all about remembering the hotel room over the trip. It is just a great memory for him. So, recently when I drug out some boxes for another project, he cut me off at the pass and decided to make two hotel rooms; one for him and one for his sister. They were both completely decorated too. I am talking hours of fun. Who knew.
Another one of my son's favorite pasttimes is playing in his dad's and my office. He drags out tape and paper and sets up his office. Here he created a "Baby Trap" so that his sis couldn't enter without being "trapped" by tape. He was very proud of this invention!
Finally another little conversation that deserved recording. We were in the car recently when Ben asked, "Mommy, when I grow up and get married and become a Dad, will I get a ring?" To which I said, well, yes! He came back, "And they will let me keep it?" "Sure!" He replied with great relief...."Yea, then I will lose all my hair!!"
Sweet memories. Just another reminder that the days are long, but the years are short!
So, what can you do on a winter day when you are living life with a 4 and two year old? Well, you make the most of it, try to stay busy, and don't ever skimp on a babysitter. Todd was out of town all week, and luckily, my mom was here to help me (as she came to my rescue last week when I had pneumonia) In the meantime, I tried to keep everyone happy, and healthy. Ben really enjoyed his new "rainsuit" on our snowy trampoline, and then we tried a few things with the tried and true grocery bag. We made valentines and we made cookies too.
This was one of the funnier shots. Look closely, Ben put his "rainsuit" on over his pajamas and decided to wear his sunglasses while watching tv. I swear the book was not placed as a pose- he did this all himself, I just caught the kodak moment. The book, oddly enough, is "The Dangerous Book for Boys" We had it out earlier in the week to learn how to play marbles. It is a magical book that explains much of the lost art of being a boy- art that has been lost on video games and tv. I jsut love it- it was my Christmas gift to Todd. Now! what about Maddie? More to come! Now
This photo was taken just as Maddie discovered a new headdress- her brother's underwear! Classic. 
So, Maddie has a real fascination with shoes. I find this comical, and interesting - girls will be girls. These are some shoes that were handed down to us from a friend, so, they are a little big, but they fit over her footie pajamas just fine. She likes the sound as she clomps thru the house, as she says over and over, "big girl" 
