The Sweetest Lullaby

Every night I put Garrett to bed and Brian reads and tells stories to Connor. Last night something wonderful happened. Garrett finished drinking his bottle, read two books and proceeded to stand up on my lap. He was comparing the star on the back of the rocking chair to the star in the curtains when he suddenly began to sing me a lullaby. It only contained the phrase "night-night" but he sang it to me almost to the rhythm of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...it was absolutely priceless.

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow

So what do you do with two kids when it is absolutely freezing out...you go to the Kids Fun Zone...Dah! We went first thing in the morning and spent three hours crawling through ball pits, obstacle courses, jumping on air mattresses and playing arcade games and I am not sure who had more fun - Brian or myself...just kidding, although sometimes I think we really do have just as much fun as the boys at these places. Connor and Garrett loved the games and Garrett even hit a jackpot which allowed them to go crazy at the ticket counter - lollipops, sunglasses and stamps for everyone.

When we woke up on Sunday, I couldn't believe that it was actually snowing. Connor immediately ran upstairs and woke Brian up. hehehe After breakfast it was mandatory that we go out and enjoy the snow. To most kids this means, making snowmen and snowballs. To Connor, this means getting the shovel and cleaning up. Basically, I think we owe him a lot of money for doing all our shoveling on Sunday. Garrett's first snow fall which he can enjoy.

Learning to use the shovel with mittens on.

Getting to work - watch out Garrett

On to the last step - almost done.

Connor's thoughts about the snow were classic. He basically told me that we had to get more snow so that Santa can come. He has a one track mind this year.

Fishkill Forgiveness

A wise man once said "Don't be travelling with those boys until they get better"...oh wait that was Papa Winston. When we woke on Thanksgiving day, we were so happy that Connor was so much better and he told us he was ready to go to Fishkill. So we went!

We had a great Thanksgiving day but that night Garrett became very sick including a 103 degree fever. We definitely left our mark on Fishkill this trip (trust me when I say you don't want anymore detail than that)...hopefully we will be invited back one day. ;)

It is several days later and I am happy to report both boys are on the mend and should be 100% very soon. Now it is time to get ready for Christmas...Ho Ho Ho! Speaking of Ho Ho (which is what Connor calls Santa), he brought out the brush the other night and swept up in front of the fireplace to get it ready for Ho Ho.