First Snow Day

Since we had about 20 inches of snow, kindergarten was canceled and daycare was closed. The boys didn't mind. They like to help shovel, although for very brief periods. The first picture is from Wednesday morning. The snow doesn't look too deep since we had already cleared the driveway twice the day before. The boys helped shovel for about 15 minutes in the morning. We went out again around lunch. Ben helped for another 15 minutes, but Bradley stayed out longer and help clear the snow from the bottom of the driveway.

B.H. Phone Home

Bradley placed his first phone call on Sunday. With this being the 21st century and all, Bradley by-passed the 19th century land-line technology and went cellular, 3G to be exact. While sitting at Taco Bell with daddy, he dialed his home telephone number from memory and chatted with mommy. I couldn't get a picture of Bradley making the call, since the camera was in the phone, but this is how he looked right after.

Bed for Sale Part 2

Remember when Ben wouldn't sleep in his bed? Well, he is back at it. His alternate sleeping location include on the floor next to his nightlight, between his bookcase and bed, behind his bedroom door, and next to Bradley's bed. His latest spot is in the closet. Ben takes all his pillows, blankets, and friends in there with him. It does look very comfy in there.

Daddy's Turn

On Day 5, Daddy got to take the boys on a field trip. We went bowling. It was a lot of fun. I think we set a record for world's longest bowling game. It took about 45 minutes for the 3 of us to play one game. I am not sure our scores because somehow the frames got messed up. However, Ben scored around 68 and Bradley was about 81.

Day 4 - Is It Monday Yet?

Enough said.

Getting Tangled Up

On day 3, Mommy took the boys to see Tangled. Bradley said it was scary, but he liked the end. They also got to see more of Baby Damian in Valpo during Great Grandma Bell's visit.

Jump!

The day 2 field trip was an outing to Monkey Joe's. Baby Damian went with. Ben liked playing Guitar Hero. Some of Bradley's friends from the Y were at Monkey Joe's, so he had plenty of fun until he hurt his pinky finger. Later in the day, daddy and the boys took the annual trip to see the arboretum trains.

Chuga Chuga Choo Choo

There is no school or daycare for the boys this week, so it is time for some field trips. Day 1 - train trip. Mommy took the boys on a train ride downtown. They ate at McDonald's at the train station and then went to Mommy's office to draw on the walls.

Best Gift Ever

It was really nice to see Bradley get into the spirit of giving this Christmas. He made mommy and daddy several pretty cards and we each got $2.41 in the card. That sum included two $1 bills, a quarter, a dime, a nickel, and a penny. He even took this picture.

3,338 days and counting

The boys have been on this earth a combined total of 3,338 days and we haven't had one trip to the emergency room. The streak almost ended tonight as 49 pounds of human came crashing down on daddy's nose during a mishap in a game of airplane. There was lots of blood, but no ER visit was required. However, we may have a few more additions to our constellation of carpet stains in the family room.