December Daily 31

Aiden going for the extra point after scoring a touchdown.

I finished sewing the top of Miri's quilt. I need to buy fabric for the back.

Aiden proud of his Lego work.

Mario Kart time.

Grandma came over to watch the boys while Eric and I went out for supper and then the movie Interstellar. We both really liked it.

Happy New Year!!!

December Daily 30

You know it's going to be a cold day when it looks like this. At least it's not humid, too.

Eric put together a chalkboard/ dry erase marker easel he found the boys for Christmas.

My favorite part- it also came with magnets.

Aiden and I braved the cold for a grocery run.

Finally, back at my sewing machine to work on Baby Miriam's quilt!

Aiden testing out the quilt block I finished before to see if Miri might like it, too.

Reid wanted to help me by going through my quilt books to pick my next pattern.

Tickle time with Daddy.

More sewing.

Pretty afternoon light.

The assembly line was still going.

Colder.

I'm listening to Unbroken with the thought that Eric and I will go see the movie tomorrow night. He already read it a while ago and had liked it so I thought maybe I could listen to it during my marathon sewing sessions.

Brrrrrr.

While listening to the book, I wondered if I had seen the B24D plane at the Air Museum in Dayton. Sure enough, they have that model on display and it was even the one I was thinking of from the book's description. (A pic I found on the Internet.)

Time for bed.

December Daily 26

We received about six inches of snow.

I worked on knitting a hat for Eva to match the one I made for Miri. That reminds me... 

Yesterday during lunch, Reid told a joke out of the blue: "What do you call a clever knitter? A knit wit!" He said he heard it on an episode of Phineus and Ferb, a cartoon he sometimes watches on Netflix. It made me giggle.

We finally heard from Eric who is down in Mexico. The only Internet access he was able to get was in the lobby, but at least we knew he made it.

Brothers don't shake hands, brothers gotta hug. - Tommy Boy

December Daily 25

Merry Christmas! 

Third day of Lego assembly and everything is complete. My favorite part of having Legos when I was a kid was putting them together, so I actually have enjoyed doing so for the boys. Aiden has a great imagination and has spent a lot of time playing with them. In this photo Reid is playing Mario Kart.

Later on the boys built a pillow fort.

Which became a huge pile of pillows when they expanded operations into the other room.

For supper, we went over to Grandma's house.

My mom's four grandkids contributed their handprints to make a Christmas tree painting. Kelsey found the great idea on Pinterest. I started the painting and then sent it back with my mom when she flew back to MN. The girls' handprints were added and the Kelsey added sharpie details on top of the paint. I really like how it turned out.

David called to FaceTime while we were at my mom's which was a special treat. Miri was crying off and on so we sang Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. It didn't really work, but David said she was out cold shortly after we hung up.

A Christmas Day selfie with my favorite little guys.

I finished stitching up the Hello Kitty cross stitch for Eva. So cute.

December Daily 15

Another gorgeous sunrise.

From the pre-K report emails.

When arrived to pick up the boys, Reid first bee-lined it to his cubby box and then brought me over a math problem to work. It involved adding about a dozen terms and I think the answer was 182. After I told him the answer, I turned around to grab his coat and he was gone. He had scurried over to the table so he could write down my answer.

Here's his problem. It sort of circles around the paper, which makes it a little tough to follow, but I'm still impressed.

Aiden wanted to be in a picture, too.

We received an evergreen candle wreath from my parents' friends in Casper, Art and Judi. They started sending me, my mom, and David something every year for Christmas in memory of my dad. Very thoughtful idea and it means a lot to us. Bonus points for the boys getting to blow out a candle.

I bought these magnets for my dept members. Recall that the FOIL method is used for multiplying two binomials together.

Tonight's viewing: The Grinch who Stole Christmas.

The Grinch using his sewing skills.

More Hello Kitty progress.

My mom stopped by to drop off an early Christmas present for me- a personalized, autographed copy of Bonnie Hunter's "More Adventures with Leaders and Enders".

Quick groupie before bed.