bottom of the diaper bag

Now, I have to admit that we don't use the diaper bag all that much anymore. A pull-up and fruit snacks in my purse and we can go anywhere... So, when Alex asked where his sunglasses were, I pointed him to the diaper bag. He brought it over to the livingroom floor and dumped the contents.

There's your usual- pretzels, scrunched up kleenex, hungry caterpillar book, broken bulldozer, stray cheerio, and... Look closely. There, to the right of the book... Yeah, that would be the head of a crash test dummy.

No body to be found, just the head.

(Funnier still is how Alex was quite alarmed that when I put the bulldozer back into the picture to snap this shot I slipped one of the tracks off so it would be as it was when it spilled out of the bag. He had to hover until I got the picture so the he could immediately fix it!)

Daddy & Me

Playing with Daddy, sharing a booth at lunch.

Happiness Is...

Chicken Nuggets:

Cookies:

And being 4!!!:

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Snuggle Buddy

When you're getting over a nasty ear infection, getting to snuggle on the couch with mommy or daddy is the best.

I remember when I was little mere proximity to one of my parents made me feel some better... (antibiotics and a 4 hour nap this afternoon don't hurt anything either).

Hooray for being on the road to recovery!!

Family Portrait

Alex drew this at school the other day... It's our family! :)

Thank You Aunt & Uncle!!

Uncle Scott & Aunt Kathy were so sweet to send us Christmas goodies!! Alex enjoyed all the little do-dads and the book was lots of fun to read/sing. Thanks so much for thinking of us, again! You spoil us!

It was really hard to capture the moment in pictures - Alex was so intent on seeing everything that he wouldn't look up and smile for us. Please trust me when I say that these DO NOT do justice to the excitement and glee you created for our little boy. :) Thanks again!

Snow Camel

How cool are our neighbors!? They don't just build a snowman or snow fort - which are cool, don't get me wrong... But THIS. This is a work of art. And, it will be there for a while too. Current forecast has my best guess at a week and a half. Brrr.
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