Day 36: Game time

 

Trying to figure out how to play Axis and Allies.  Grant got it for Christmas and it's taken until early February to find the time to sit down and try to understand the directions.  They spent 2 hours setting up the game and reading the directions (or should I say SOME of the directions).  No game play actually took place.

Day 35: Laundry Baskets are always fun

 

The kids all have loved laundry baskets and Veronica is no exception.  I think it helps that she's got 5 older brothers who find it great fun to push her around in her "boat".

Day 34: Math Time

 

Augustin loves to do math and he's very good at it.  He's almost done with his kindergarten math book and he won't be 5 until the end of March.  It always amazes me that my active, busy boy enjoys sitting and his fine motor skills are really pretty good.   Right now he's working on adding single digit numbers.

Day 33: Candlemas

 

Today is the feast of Candlemas or better known as The Presentation of the Lord.  We typically have crepes for breakfast, but I wasn't on top of things today as I normally am, so we had them for lunch and the kids loved them.  Such a special treat.

Day 32: Root Beer

 

I have been craving pizza and not just any pizza, but greasy, cheesy pizza with pepperoni.  The cheesier and greasier the better and nothing sounded better to me than root beer to go with that pizza.  I resisted buying the pizza and stuck with the root beer.  It was so good and I almost never drink pop of any kind.

Day 31: Gus the Talking Garbage Truck

 

This is Gus the Giant Talking Garbage Truck.  We've had him for years.  Grant found him at a consignment shop and bought it for Christmas for one of the little guys.  It was a favorite for a long time and then ended up in storage.  Augustin found it the other day and it has been a favorite of his (and Matthias and Samuel).  He was especially excited when he learned his name was "Gus".  "Just like me!!!!" he said.

Day 30: All the Girly Toys

 

After 13 years of only boys in the house with no girly toys to be found, it still makes me take a second look when I see Veronica's purse and tea set nicely arranged on top of the toy stove.  I'm not used to all the pink and flowers.  It makes me smile though, especially when I think about how much the boys love playing with her and showing her how to pour tea into cups....and then I find the little tea cups holding plastic dinosaurs and cars.