I'm Leaving On a Jet Plane....

Okay, so it's more of a spaceship than a jet plane, but the boys have had hours of fun with it. Owen, Lewis and I visited Birthright the other day, and they had just received a bunch of toys from a second-hand store. The boys were the proud recipients of this plastic spaceship. Even Lewis hung out in the spaceship fort.

Who is That Masked Baby?

What to do on a cold icy day? Make masks of course! Lewis is modeling a black foam mask complete with sequins.

We haven't been able to see out of our east windows all day because they have been coated with a very pretty layer of ice. It was a good day to be stuck inside though. Owen was up a good chunk of the night throwing up. I slept in Carter's bed and Carter slept with Corey. I guess I didn't get much sleep, but Carter slept much better than he would have in his own room. Owen has been sleeping much of the day, and Carter was happy to lay in front of the space heater and watch cartoons all morning. I'm praying that the rest of us don't get sick, but it usually seems to go that way. Who will be puking next? Stay tuned to find out!!

Three Handsome Fellas

I got all three boys to sit in front of the tree for a picture. Lewis was easy. It was getting the other two to stop moving for 2 seconds that was challenging. We put up the tree the day after Thanksgiving and Corey put some lights up outside on the gables last night. Carter has a Christmas program next week already, and both boys frequently ask me how many days it is until Christmas. They are also missing the snow. It only lasted a few days. This morning Owen said to me, "The day after this day it's going to snow, right?"

The Spitter

We've been getting a kick out of Lewis' new talent!

A Visit with Great-Grandma Nelson

We got to see Great-Grandma and some of the other Nelson relatives over Thanksgiving. Here is Lewis and my cousin Brandie's daughter, Katelyn (that may be a total mispelling of her name). Lewis is currently the youngest great-grandchild, and there are one or two between him and Katelyn in age. I have a hard time remembering. With 18 Nelson grandkids, many of whom are having their own kids, it is so hard to keep track.

Visions of Sugar Plums

In the Lane, Snow is Glistening...

The first snow. My boys were so excited they could hardly contain themselves. I love the first snow too. It's the freezing cold, super-snowy month of February that I don't like so much. Here's Carter shoveling the street of all things.
All the neighbor kids were out for a couple hours after school, sledding, throwing snowballs and shoveling. The boy in the foreground moved here from Baton Rouge this summer. When he got off the school bus he yelled, "Oh my gosh! It's a winter wonderland!"
Nothing like jumping on a snow covered trampoline with your goggles on. It was probably their last jump until spring since it's coming down this weekend.