Hello

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One sweet angel was sick today and slept for hours on the couch.

The other one I tried to keep quiet, but it was not easy to do! 

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Look who’s walking!

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This big boy also got a haircut. 
Trav said: Mom, which one of these Lego guys do you intend to be?

Here is Elliot’s class at the Valentine’s Day party.

Stuart is not just waking, he’s also computing!

Fletch: This book is called The Hobbit. 
Trav: The Hobbit’s about bunnies. 
A’me: Want some fresh pineapple? 
Trav: Yes, but I want the part on the inside. 
Elliot: I’m going to invent a robot that will change dirty diapers so that my wife won’t have to. 
(!!!) 
Fletch: What math do we use to solve this equation? 
Trav: Numbers! 
Elliot: Queered is between creepy and weird. 
Trav: The only kind of almonds I like are cashews. 
Elliot: The day that I die and become one of God’s angels is the day Pluto will orbit the sun one time after 248 years. 

Go Seahawks!

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Here’s Fletch carrying the 12th man on his shoulders! 
Here we are at the big game! (Stuart is wearing the closest thing he had to a sports shirt, that also fit.)

I found the reason that I drink wine at the bottom of my wine glass. It’s always a jolt to find non-food things in your food. It was flavored with love! 

Here is Stuart with his baby friend Nolan. And Stuart’s two favorite things to do: drive trucks and close doors. 

Travis is climbing a rope in his gym class! Little monkey boy! 

Science is happening in this photo. 

Belated birthday

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Stuart’s first birthday was the day we flew back home from Christmas break. We never got around to buying cupcakes and having a smash cake for him. So he took matters into his own hands. He found Elliot’s leftover Nutella sandwich and ate that. Cheers! 

Little elves

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Who wants this sweet smile in your stocking this year? 
These poor children need more toys. 

I caught this little elf redecorating the tree. We thought we were so smart by putting the tree up on a table. 

Santa ‘n Scouts

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Stuart met Santa today for the first time. The boys were great and wore their best Christmas colors. We got slurpees afterward and Stuart got a flu shot. It’s the holiday season! 

Here are the pics from our recent snow. 

Here is Elliot with face paint at a Cub Scout meeting. He loves scouts, and Fletch signed up to be a pack leader! 

Googooplex

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Has everyone seen this skit from the TV show Portlandia? It captures the type of day I had with the kids.
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At one point, we stood at the end of the driveway for an hour, moving around to be in the presence of the sun’s rays. I got some cute hammy photos out of the whole thing.

Here is a note that I found recently. 

Here’s a little Lego robot Elliot made. 

Elliot also wants to know, at what point during the seven days it took for God to make the world, did the dinosaurs exist. 
PSA: Trav wants everyone to be careful driving in the rain because earthworms are out, and you don’t want to run over them. They are a friend to nature. 
Elliot showed me a chest and said “mom inside this chest is a golden mmmmmmm.” Say what? I didn’t hear what you said. 
“It’s a golden mmmmmmm. I’m saying mmmmmm for the word that I’m not telling you.” 
The boys have a number that means infinity. It is googooplex. Go ahead and add it to your lexicon. Everyone will be using it soon. Examples are: I love you one googooplex! Well I love *you* a googooplex times a googooplex! 
The word has many useful variations.