Catching up

Nancy's January Visit




Keir's birthday

Christmas in Minnesota

Sledding at Grandma and Grandpa's

Wearing His Allegiance on His Sleeve--Er, Chest

A belated, adorable pic from Inauguration Day. When I dropped the kids off, I overheard Miss Carol pointing to a picture and asking Cosmo, "Do you know who that is?" "Barack Obama!" he enthusiastically replied.

Then, when Marya picked up Felix and Cosmo after work, all the kids in Cosmo's class had pictures of Obama taped to their chests.

Things I Never Thought I'd Have to Say, Part 2

"Felix, don't wipe your nose on your brother's butt."

Ahoy!

Felix was busy fixing a collapsed bridge on the train set yesterday:

M: Felix, when you grow up maybe you could be a structural engineer, because you are very good at building and fixing bridges.

F: No, I don’t want to be that.

M: What do you want to be?

F: Nothing.

C: I know what I want to be!

M: What?

C: I want to be a sailor!

F: Oh, and I know what I can be. I can be Cosmo’s mate!

Here Lies One Whose Name Is Writ in Snow

C: Daddy, I wrote your name in the snow!
K: That's great, Cosmo. How do you spell it?
Cosmo: . . .
K: What are the letters in my name?
C: I just can't tell you the truth. It's a surprise.

Highway to Heck

Riding in a car.

F: Look, a graveyard! Cosmo? Do you know what's under those gravestones? Dead people!
C: Yeth! Dere are dead people under those stones!

Kids Are Not Very Strong

After a big snowstorm, I told the kids how I helped push a car out of the snow.

Cosmo: I'm too strong to push a car out of the snow.

Felix: No, you're not. You'd need a million kids to do it, or maybe nine.

Happy New Year's Eve!

F: Daddy, I'm going to put a star on January 1st on my new shark calendar.

K: Felix, don't you want to wait and do it tomorrow? If you do it today, then you won't be able to do it tomorrow.

F: No, I'm not going to do that. I'm just taking life differently.

EXTREME Front-Yard Sledding

Look out for the twigs!



Don't crash into a tree!



Don't crash into your dad!

Merry Christmas!

They sure didn't make Hot Wheels like this when I was a kid!

Cosmo in Concert, Part 3

Row, Row, Row Your Submersible Watercraft:

Cosmo in Concert, Part 2

Over the Rainbow:

Cosmo in Concert, Part 1

A few of his favorite things:

Time Out!

While Felix's favorite song is no longer Macpherson's Lament, he still enjoys hearing it from time to time, followed by a lively discussion of the lyrics. The other night he had this to say:

Daddy, hanging someone from a tree is not a very nice way of giving them a time out.

His new favorite song? The Holy Ground. And it has been for months and months and months....

Santa or Satan?

Also from the party at Marya's work: two very different reactions to Santa.

Craft Time: Marker Hats

A fun photo from the Christmas party for kids at Marya's work.

Two Very Good Questions, One Passable Answer

Bedtime, after lights out.

Felix: Daddy, I have a question--wait, I have two questions. Why is there salt water in the oceans and why if we drink it are we always thirsty? Those are my two questions.

Keir: Wow, those are good questions. I'm not sure why there is salt water in the oceans...maybe the oceans have a lot of minerals in them? Salt is a mineral, and maybe the ocean floor is very salty. I don't really know. But when we drink salt water--remember how cells, and every part of our body has water inside? If we have too much salt in our bodies, the salt sucks the water out of our cells and then our bodies tell us we're thirsty so we drink more water, but if it's salt water it doesn't do any good. You could have a tummy full of salt water, and you could have to pee a lot, but you would still be thirsty because your body wouldn't get what it needs. (Thinking, Whew.)

Felix: That doesn't sound like a very good way to live.

Last game of the season

This guy is fast:
These guys are TOUGH:

High Five!

This morning when Cosmo sleepily got out of bed, I asked "Do you know who won the election?" and he said "I don't know." When I said "Barack Obama!" and put up his hand for a high five.

Then when Felix woke up, I said "Guess who's going to be the next president." and he said, "I already know that Barack Obama won because I saw on the TV last night that he had 167%. And [yesterday at the mock election in his classroom] there were 10 cards in the Barack Obama box in my room yesterday so Barack Obama won!"

Happy Election Day, I Hope

F: Daddy, I'm very excited to vote today!
K: Me, too!
F: If I were you, I would vote for Barackobama.