39 weeks

We celebrated 39 weeks yesterday with a trip to the Botanical Gardens. We wandered around in the tropics and discussed concepts of climate and geographic location with Jack, while it continued to snow outside. (We got about 3 more inches yesterday... it is so beautiful and makes me long for the days when Nat and I could run off to ski any time we wished...)

A nice view of my new glasses, for you...


Sad news at the garden is that the train table is gone. But, the boy got over his disappointment by playing a recycling/sorting game with me. "We-cycling!" he shouting jubilantly. Here are a couple of other Jack-isms from our morning yesterday, just to give you a little taste of what life is like around here:

"Apparently, mommy, I only like the chocolate." Stated with great seriousness as he picked the chocolate chips out of his granola bar.

"I'd much rather you clean with me and Ivy clean with Daddy," was his response when we asked him who he'd like to mop with. *By the way, he loves mopping. Really he does.

"Ooh! Look! A secret ninja route!" pointing to a path through the snow. I just love so much that he knows how to use that phrase.

Here is wiggle pants at 39 weeks.


She is a mobile girl. Not fast, yet. Which is nice. Gives us time to gather up paper scraps and tiny toys and goodness knows what other crap is on our floor, before she gets there. Her new thing is to pull up onto her knees. On everything. She's not too good at staying up-- yet. But she's getting better, quickly. Watch out, world...