Did I mention...

That I'm all about the child labor?

This morning...

There was a bleary-eyed toddler

A singing and dancing 5 year old

Dreary weather

and a run-away dog(who came home when I put a piece of lunch meat on the porch)

Anyone else ready to paint the snow?

I'm just saying that I would have prefered to have this kind of weather around Christmas and New Year's.

Mean ol' snowcoat zipper breaking during a blizzard!

All this snow, and Eliz's snowjacket is broken.  I don't have a zipper on hand that will work.

Mean and nasty broken zipper!

To the rescue!  Denim thread and a sturdy needle!

Voila!  Mommy sewed Eliz into her coat.  Sorry, Lex is really clingy from teething, so once he got up I didn't get any pictures of her in the snow.  But yes, it worked, and she's already asked me to sew her in her coat today.

Note to self-

Next time, use a larger bowl

Let it snow, let it snow!

I'm not really excited about the snow, but I'm taking the if-you-can't-beat-them-join-them stance on this one.

Lex's handprint in snow.  I wish I had been able to get a picture of his face-he was so excited as he reached out to feel the snow.  Once it was on his hand, his reaction was, Mommy, why didn't you tell me this stuff is COLD!  He doesn't try to touch it now, just looks at it and babbles about it. 

This had to be one of the most adorable moments, ever.  She pushed him around for a good 15 minutes, and when she would stop, he'd try to push himself.  I'm glad that they love each other so much.

Dr. Eliz to the rescue & our new pet, Lex

Apparently, this horse got hurt.  There was a very long story about the horse getting hurt, and needing to go to the hospital and see a doctor, but he's all better now, because he has a band aid.  Remember those days, when a band aid fixed everything, even if it wasn't really hurt?

She asked me to take her picture with her horse, and I told her no smiling.

I mean it, Eliz, no smiling!

I win, she smiled!

And I must not be feeding the little guy enough, I found him eating the dog's food.  I guess we'll just have to teach him to fetch, since he already knows how to beg.

While Big Sis is sleeping...

Little bro will play with her beloved passy!

She would quite literally, have a cow if she saw this.

We're starting to slowly wean her off the passy completely. Right now she only gets it if she is actually in her bed. I got her hooked on the passy so that I would have an easier time getting her to stop. Each Wednesday I put her passy someplace random in the morning so that when naptime comes I can honestly say I have no clue where it is and she'll have to sleep without it. She's doing fine, I think in another week or so, I'll add another day, and my hope is that eventually, she’ll just drop it completely on her own. Lex, however, is a thumb sucker, and will have nothing to do with a pacifier. Unless it's his sister's, and preferably when she's around to get upset. My friend MiSpring is a Pediatric Dentist; she says that thumb sucking is now considered a natural instinct since it starts in the womb, and that trying to stop it will only make it worse. She told me that research shows that most children will stop on their own around 5-6 years old. We’ll see. Today is MOPs day, time to dress everyone to leave!

I'm the perfect parent!!

After going to the store and buying these healthy foods, guess what Eliz and I had for a snack?

Cookies with icing! 

Yes, I know, in  a few years when she's toothless and overwieght, she might not think I'm so great, but right now, I'm enjoying her giggles.

Eliz has found the timer on the camera

I don't think she knew what she was doing at first

Obviously, she caught on fast..

Strike a pose

Strike a pose

vogue, vogue, vogue

vogue, vogue, vogue

Come on, vogue

let your body move to the music

hey, hey, hey

come on, vogue

let your body go with the flow

You know you can do it

Vogue, vogue