If you live in Ohio, you know that February usually begins a case of the winter blues. I think especially this year considering it started snowing at the beginning of November and has pretty much been snowing ever since. Like everyone else, I am so anxious for spring to arrive. Seriously, every time I look at the trees I picture those first little buds--I love those! I think that's my favorite day of the year, when those first green buds pop out on the branches.
I'm known for my lack of a green thumb and admit to being able to keep people and dogs alive but nothing else. But this year, I'm going to change all of that and I'm super excited about it! My father-in-law has a large garden in his backyard and we just so happen to live next door, so we reap the benefits of what he grows, which includes but is not limited to: raspberries, blueberries, tomatoes, zucchini, green peppers, hot peppers, pears, apples, blackberries (at his farm--I've been dreaming about these lately), rhubarb, and a host of other things. So, I'm feeling inspired to grow something and Isabella and I are excitedly planning what we want to grow. Now, I'll keep you posted when this all comes to fruition. Knowing nothing about flowers aside from the fact that I like to buy them at Heinens and then thank Walter later for the beautiful flowers that he so thoughtfully bought for me, I planted these flowers, I think they were cosmos, that were initially very small looking weeds (as Walter called them) and quickly grew to six feet tall or more! At one point we had to tie them back so that people could get to our front door. I will not make that mistake again this year. At least my mother in law and I had a good laugh about it and Walter and I joked that we were just trying to discourage people from coming to our front door. Anyway, I'm excited about my future garden, and sunshine, and flowers, and the color green!
On long days, or mornings when we need to get out of the house, we bundle up and go for a walk in the woods behind our house...
Isaac wasn't very happy the other day so he quietly sat in the sled sucking on his pacifier...
a cool piece of wood...
more wood...
Isaac is supposed to be listening to the story...
I walked into the office one morning to find all of the creatures sound asleep...I guess cars sleep upside down...
I was very frustrated with the shoe pile up by our back door and told Walter he should make a shelf for me. So like any good husband he headed out to the workshop and came back with this (thanks Babe!)...
Isabella's first attempt at writing her name!
Happy Birthday Jesse!
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I think Stella is embarrassed to have a hat on her head.
But she is very proud to have a block on her head.
I love when she's laughing...
Where's Isaac!
Peek-a-Boo!
Repeat ten times...
Our nights with Isaac usually look like this...
so a few nights ago, we turned on some music and Walter did this...
And while on a very miraculous day where all of the stars aligned and both kids took a nap at the same time, I read a book and Stella slept upside down...
