We're alive!

And feeling relatively confident that we may just survive Winter Term 2011. Final grades are due next Tuesday at 12noon. For now, I'm ignoring the stacks of papers to be graded and updating our horribly-neglected blog.

Working backward ...

A couple of weeks ago, temps were in the low 90s. We took the boys to a playground/water park and explained to them that since we didn't have any extra clothes with us, they should only get their feet wet. You can see how well they listen. ;)

Before ...



VERY shortly after ...





The boys certainly have their moments of conflict, but they seem to be getting along very well of late. Unfortunately for our furniture, their favorite adventures involve fort-building of some sort. It seems like a (relatively) small price to pay for amused children.





Fortunately, the weather is getting nicer, so we are able to channel some of their extra energy outdoors.













Alex has been keeping himself busy.







And keeping us busy.



And, Owen has been amusing himself with drawing, domino-building, fame ...







... and the tooth fairy!