These two!!!!!

You know you have been home too long with the yuckys when you don't even care what they are doing as long as it is quiet. I was cleaning and thinking, "Wow they sure are playing sweet". I came up the stairs to see Farrow Kate in distress and unable to walk because Emma Claire had dressed her for "swim lessons" so she said. The bottoms are on so that all she can do is waddle around. We got a good laugh at Farrow Kate's expense.

Our friendly neighborhood deer

I wish I could make this more clear, but maybe you can see the mom and baby deer that live here. They were literally in our back yard, and the girls got to watch them for a long time. Farrow Kate kept saying "horsey horsey". We have seen these same two several times. The momma deer has a broken front right leg, so they are easy to identify.

Sweet Valentines

Sweet Jim brought these addorable balloons home for the girls for Valentine's Day attached to CANDY. They were in hog heaven.

And he didn't leave Mommy out. These and tulips are my favorite.

Getting Ready for Valentine's Day

Emma Claire and I made a heart shaped red velvet cake with cream cheese icing. YUMMY!!

Farrow Kate justed stripped off her shirt to show off her physique and her "snoop dog" pants (in the words of Jim). She wore them with one leg up and one down most of the day.

Freezing winter fun

No better way to have fun on a freezing weather than make ice cream sandwiches. My friend Liz gave us these molds for Christmas. They were very fun to make and very delicious too.

Emma Claire's funny prayer

I have to tell a funny story about Emma Claire's bedtime prayer last night. Let me begin by saying that she was so proud at Mother's Day Out yesterday that she "rescued" Hannah Harmon from drowning in the toilet. Her teacher said they were in the gym and Hannah was locked in a stall, did not put the toilet seat down, and fell in. The teacher was trying to get under the door when Emma Claire heard her screams and came to the rescue. The teacher said that Emma Claire slid under the door and unlocked it so Hannah could be rescued. Now the prayer will make sense. It went like this......

"Dear God,
Thank you for Farrow Kate's nose to feel better. Thank you for Grandmother to feel better. Thank you for Hannah Harmon to remember to put the toilet seat down so she won't fall in next time. Amen"

Literally, that was it. Jim and I were having to cover our mouths, and Emma Claire kept asking us why we were laughing.

Farrow Kate's encounter with the ROOMBA

You may be saying, why is Farrow Kate so upset?...

It is this little thing called the "Roomba"- a robot vacuum- who knew?

Farrow Kate went into the dining room and was convinced it was after her. This is when she is trying to get up in the chair to escape.

This thing is actually wonderful. Only your mother can give you a vacuum for Christmas (although it was really Jim's present). Anyway, it is vacuuming the dining room while I clean the kitchen. It doesn't get much better than that (unless you ask Farrow Kate).