Cheep thrills

Here's proof that hours of fun doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg.  All you need is a table and a marker, crayon, pencil or anything that's light and can roll and you have yourself a great winter (or rainy) day activity.  We have Maya to thank for getting us started on this while she was visiting last week.

Who knew that blowing a marker across the table could be so much fun? It kept them entertained for at least an hour and they were giggling wildly. Granted after the first half hour Bren resorted to sitting on the table and just throwing the marker off the edge, but he was happy so I won't complain.

Knock, Knock!

Who's there?

Banana?

Banana who?

Stop me if you've heard this one before.

Because I've heard it least a million times in the last 3 months..

Kaelyn's been fascinated by knock, knock jokes for awhile now.  And back in November Brennan started copying her banana joke. His is a condensed version, which might make some people happy. Oh, and it starts out more like "Gaaahhck, Gaaahhck!"

And here some of Kaelyn's other favorites.  The salad one is my favorite. I actually think it's funnier the way she tells it. But the bunny one is sweet too. Especially since she made it up all by herself.

Everyone's a comedian.

Snow Babies

When it was snowing here the day after Christmas we were busy doing this:

Running on the beach, flying a kite and splashing in the water with Auntie Care-Care and Uncle Jay was a lot of fun. But, believe it or not, we did actually miss the snow a little. I think it would actually be fun to be snowed in with the family and no place to go. And of course the kids (mostly Kaelyn) were dying to play in the snow. Especially since we didn't really get any snow to speak of last year.

So, the day after we got back from Savannah we bundled up as best we could and headed out in the snow.

It actually took me awhile to convince Bren to put on all his snow clothes and go outside. But once he did he did not want to come in.

While I was busy shoveling the kids were having a blast playing "snowball party," Queen and King of the snow party and making snow angels.  There were a few brief pulls in the sled mixed in too. It didn't seem like they'd ever get cold or tire of the snow.

And then for a good half hour after we finally came in with wet mittens and socks, this is what Brennan did:

 

I didn't think he'd ever stop crying. Even the promise of the iPad and watching a show did not calm him down.

And now, the snow is completely gone and our grass is green. What?!  Kaelyn is still holding out hope for another snow but is also already asking if she can play in the snow more next Christmas.