HVD 2014

Finn is always good for a sentimental Valentine's Day quote. For example:

N (hugging): Happy Valentine's Day, buddy. You're my valentine!
F (hugging back): You'll always be my Valentine, Mommy, even when you're dead.
N: Aw, thanks.

And a few minutes later, he opened his card on the kitchen table and shook it. "Oh, I kinda thought there would be money in there." He was happy though, because his card had a penguin on the front.

Hugs and kisses to all of you out there!

Legos

Heard while lying in bed, 7:25 AM

After 10 minutes of bickering.

"Tess! I'm playing trucks! Oh! Do you want me to help you with your new Legos?"

"No! Leave them alone! Well, ok. Thanks, Finn."

"Caution"

The subtext is... If you're not careful and your head hits this corner while you are running around the house even though you're not supposed to, you might crash into the corner and it will hurt a lot.

snow day

These photos were taken LAST week during the snow day F&T spent with their grandparents. Today we got another 10" and school was out, so lucky for us, they are in Waverly again while we're working at home. Here's Papa's account of the day.

Uncle Jim got here around 9 so it was time for Finn and Tess to learn how to ice fish – drilling holes, baiting the hook, setting tip ups / ice fishing rods.  Only trouble was the fish did not cooperate – some nibbles but Uncle Jim fished until noon and did not catch anything.  Also did sled riding – including Mimi.  Some time after 10 Tess and Mimi went into the house and Finn and I went to the shop.  First order of business was to finish up the steps for Uncle Bob and Aunt Sheila.  Finn helped me drill holes and ran in the screws for the top step.  We then glued up the chassis of his own design excavator – think it is mostly design on the fly.  Finn then wanted to work with the engine hoist, chains, buckets – so he did.  Along the way he wanted to know if we could go to Shorty’s for lunch – Mimi said it was fine to get the two boys out of her hair.  So I called Jim Kinney and we met him – Finn wolfed down an hamburger (with ketchup and mustard), half an order of fries and chocolate milk.  Donna of course gave him a tootsie roll sucker and two other pieces of candy on the way out.  On the way home we stopped and paid our town and county taxes and as that is the old school house I showed Finn from the outside what was the one room school I went to when I was his age.  When we got home Finn wanted to come in and see Mimi and Tess.  He got a cookie that they had baked and as you can see Heather’s doll house made it out of storage and is being enjoyed by the next generation.

Ice fishing!

Sledding!

Building steps for Uncle Bob & Aunt Sheila!

Making stuff!

Playing with Aunt Heather's dreamy dollhouse!