A visit from Cousin Jennifer

And a mere 36 hours later...

Sheesh! The boys have started chanting "Milk! Milk! Milk for the morning cake!" as they now demand cake for breakfast.

King cake feast!

MC after king cake

Sugary goodness awaits!

King Cake

Not quite up to the sugary Walmart standard, but looks tasty! David's a good little baker.

Waiting on the king cake

Starting the king cake

Proud of her new bow

Helps keep the hair out of her eyes

Busy week

with nothing but laundry to blog. Sorry!

Flashback: John's paci days

Venturing out

With some warmer temps this past weekend, the kids were finally able to venture out for the first time in many days. Mary Claire wore her leopard print jacket and explored her brothers' stomping grounds before deciding to lie down in this trench for some reason.

Cooperstown souvenir

This is my souvenir from Big Daddy and Uncle Daniel. Aren't I cute?

Miss Stephanie visits!

Which is a great distraction from missing Big Daddy! When will he return?!? And can he bring Gram next time?

Growing lettuce

Daddy took a Master gardener class that said you can "regrow" your lettuce. We tried it, and it's off to a quick start. We'll keep you posted on how things progress.

Flashback: a visit from M.A.

Mary Claire had all of her sugar stolen when M.A. swung through for a visit last week.

I don't care if Ohio State won

I still pull for the Irish!

Football? I don't care

Happy birthday to our daddy!

He's the best.

 

And wasn't he cute when he was little?

Birthday ice cream for Daddy

A Batman helicopter

The boys were excited for their dangerousness toy. Alas, flying it was not as easy as one would think. Perhaps lessons are in the future.

Warming her feet by the fire

Happy Anniversary, Gram and Big Daddy!

Already missing Uncle Daniel

Just not the same without him here...

Today's fight

is about whether John has the ability to "web" things like Spider-Man. John says yes. David disagrees. And they yell about it, of course.

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