Well, we got our first real snowstorm, and this is what we did.  We built a snowman, made snow angels and began construction on a snowfort.  It got warm today and so it is melting, so we have decided to suspend construction on it until Tuesday when we are expecting more snow!!

Many of you may remember the post awhile back when we were cutting down the weeds in our yard, of how my (then 6yo) son, grabbed all the grasshoppers he could find and let them loose in my fake tree, because (as he put it) we were cutting down their wild, and they need their wild to live.  So, he thought the fake tree would do well enough for them.  LOL  We caught most of them and put them outside before it got too cold...but we must have missed one.  Well, the poor thing was discovered a couple of weeks ago...

In the fold of my victorian couch.  LOL  It must have lived quite some time, because we clean that room regularly (it's the room we entertain in).  I know the photo is fuzzy, but it's the best I could do.

Yes, this is a bit fake.  I called his big brother to get the camera and when I had it, I took pictures of the grasshopper.  My 7yos came in to see what was going on, and his eyes lit up like this.  I did not catch it with the camera, so I told him to make that face again.  This is pretty close.  He was so exicted to find it, but sad that it had died.  He buried it in the yard.

This child constantly keeps me laughing.  I just can't seem to stop to catch my breath.  My last post was about him chopping off his dinosaur's head so he could pickle it in a jar like the scientists do.

My two younger boys have turned their bedroom into a doctors/scientists office, and they go to "work" every morning reading books on the human body...and then treating their "patients" (who are the stuffed animals they have).

I bought them dolls for Christmas.  They don't know this yet.  They have been using the stuffed animals to play "Dad" with.  They named them, and have been wrapping them in blankets and co-sleeping with their "babies".  I was even asked to babysit a couple of times.  I was told not to let "grandpa" watch them, because he always takes them out of his bed where they put them under the covers, and puts them on the floor.  LOL  So, I bought these dolls for them.  I bought clothes, blankets, bottles and such too. 

They will get all the boy toys too of course, but I thought this was a fantastic way to let them practice their dad skills.  Who said only girls can get to practice with dolls?  LOL

Happy Learning!

LadyPoet33