Just playing around

This winter has been long and cold. Everyone is ready for Spring to come. The kids can get a little stir crazy, so we have been thinking up all kinds of fun things to do at home.

Elliot and Everest playing Plan City from Plan Toys (I love this company!)

My wonderful friend Dawn, from UT, sent the kids each a pillow for Christmas. They all love them. Aurora tries very hard to eat hers, but it is so cute.

I am almost 6 months old in this picture (she is now!)

Are you talking to me?

Paging Doctor Leaf Mentzer. Doesn't he remind you of the old time doctors (with the light on their head)? It is a head light, he has it turned sideways. Another one of his obsessions is lights, ones with batteries- he loves to take out the batteries and put them back in and turn the lights on and off.

Single handedly bringing back the 70's. We used a wooden dowel, string a paper clip and magnet and went "fishing" one afternoon in the living room. Everest was fishing from his "house".

Leaf cracked me up, he is such a two year old. This was his version of fishing:

1. put the magnet on the paperclip.

2. Stand up, pick up the fishing pole, making sure the "fish" stays on.

3. Triumphantly hold the pole over your head and announce you caught a fish!

This and That

 Playing in the leaves.

The boys have been unloading the dishwasher every morning. Usually Leaf hands Everest the silverware. Everest decided to teach Leaf how to put the silverware away.

Two boys, two boxes, markers = Fun, fun, fun!

Everest made his box into a tow truck. He originally had a winch in the back and a string in the front. He tried to pull his car and tow Leaf's car. When Leaf wasn't in the car, it worked, but he was too heavy for the string.

 Aurora hanging out in the couch. Less than 3 weeks until the brace comes off!

 Nathan and Aurora doing diapers. We go through lots of diapers.

 Everest is digging for buried treasure.