Ouch

Note to self: wear a helmet!
(PS...the fingernail you see on his forehead is our grandma neighbor Miss Carol who brought over first aid supplies after her husband Frank saw the accident!!) Poor Gunnar!

Have you ever?

It's hard to describe without eye witness experience the depth and heights of Anders furry when he gets mad. This precious two year old says please, thank you, you welcome with a rare consistency. He brings his breakfast bowl to the sink, he gives good hugs and kisses but HE IS TWO and beyond that he is full of life! When he gets frustrated he yells with a NO that will alert the neighbors to a crisis. Monday afternoon I had to run into the grocery story with both boys and Anders wanted to "steal" some candy in the checkout lane (i.e...put it in his pocket for later I guess??) He threw a tantrum that would shock the super Nanny!! Unbelievable! I started to sing hymns to him as he hit me, arched his back and went totally balistic. I looked him in the eye and said "You want me to pass this test son. You may not know it.....but you want me to pass!"

Just a cute shot!

Please note the winter wear! It was 50 for a high and we dressed for blizzard conditions!

Christmas came early....

Christmas came early for Anders. We had to break and give him his gift because he was wrestling other children off their bikes, including Audra's big bike!! He has been so frustrated to be pushing only a truck while others rode their bikes. So Merry Christmas Anders Carlson! Ride, baby boy.......ride!

When did you learn to tie your shoes?

Audra learned to tie her shoes last week. The truth is that most of her shoes have velcro! Ugh! So we have had little opportunity to practice this lost art. These cute hand-me-downs from her big girl cousins gave us the chance to work on a good "tie!" She would become exasperated (and in truth I am a pretty bad teacher) So I parked one of my tennis shoes in her lap while we'd drive and she would practice and practice and she got it. To see her face was priceless, beaming while she held a well-tied shoe!! Now that is an accomplishment!

A good swing....

Sometimes you just need a good high swing. Gunnar can go higher than any pint size kid I've ever seen. He can pump til he's blue in the face and all the while I am pushing Anders...he (Anders) is yelling "highur Mommy, HIGHUR!!!!"

Tis the Season..

I cannot tell a lie. My parents confessed they threw a party when they went to their last "kids concert!" Five kids and all those concerts! Sunday night we sat through two of them. Audra has moved up to grades 1-5 concert and our eyes were peeling by the end!!!!! I think I remember my dad grading papers during our band concerts and Chris' reply to me remembering that was "do ya blame him?!" Thanks mom and dad for coming and sitting and smiling and congratulating! Pay backs.....don't worry!! We're getting em!

December 1st....Happy Birthday to...

eeekks. It's already a week later. But Happy Happy Birthday to my brother-in-law Lee who came over for some of Colette's homemade Blackberry Cobbler and to my sister-in-law miles away in Boston!! Here is to good in-laws!!!!!!! I have the best (Dennis too:)