Go Meat!

I did not think this day would ever come. Alex ate half a cheeseburger. I'm not sure he has ever eaten red meat. The trick? I spent much of the day talking to Alex in a high-pitched voice, pretending to be his stomach, begging for a cheeseburger. It finally finally worked.

We have been worried about his hands hurting him, and wondered if it was a b-12 deficiency. The doctor tells us otherwise, but we are trying to widen Alex's diet nonetheless.

Go Meat.

Grey World

While the boys and I were in Iowa over the MLK weekend, my cousin Erinn told the adults about her project for preschoolers regarding Martin Luther King. Evidently, Evan was listening intently, for he shared this with us several days later:


Evan: Here's a poem I learned from Erinn, Mommy. "Wouldn't it be sad if all the crayons were the same color?"

I took this opportunity to talk to him about differences, etc...

(long pause, during which time I questioned my explanation...)

Evan: A long, long time ago -- around the time of Andy "Griffer" -- the whole world was gray.

Still here!

We are still here -- and busy as ever! Since our last published post, we've had Christmas in Colorado, New Years in Macon, flown to Chicago, driven to Waterloo, IA, and returned home. I've started many a blog-post, only to hit "save" in the hopes of completing at a later time. One of these days, we'll surprise you with a month of catching-up! In the meantime, a belated Happy New Year! :)

Four Sixteen

One of the many highlights of the trip to Iowa was taking the boys to see my Dad's childhood home in Cedar Falls. Four Sixteen, as we refer to it, has been in Dad's family for generations and Mom and Dad still own it, although it is currently rented out. I have fond memories of visiting my Grandmother and even my Great Grandmother in this house. It was special to have the boys see it, too.

A Day Trip North

With major home improvements behind us, we wanted to get out of the house! Since I just received my new National Parks passport book for Christmas, we wanted to go somewhere with passport cancellation possibilities! We opted for the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area north of Atlanta. After hiking around in the 26 degree weather (that is COLD for GA folks!), we continued North to the best outlet mall in the whole world, where I spent NO money, but enjoyed window shopping. From there, we continued to Dahlonaga, toured the historic downtown, and toured the Consolidated Gold Mines (the largest Gold Mine East of the Mississippi). We even panned for gold! It was really fun. What a full day!

New Year, New Floor!

Happy New Year! We celebrated by tearing out the icky carpet in the kids' room and replacing it with hardwood floors. Our upstairs feels like a new house. Thanks, Will!

Outback Bowl

We really really cheered for Northwestern,
but to no avail.
Better luck next time, Wildcats!