Welcoming party

When we got home today we had a welcoming party. 

This little guy was just hanging out on our front steps.

And railing. 

Our bird feeders are about 5 feet away and chipmunks scurry around constantly. He was probably just looking for a little snack. 

Then he decided it was time to go. 

Finally

I knew we had kids for a reason. 

Today was the first real snow if the season. After losing power at some point last night we are thankful to have it back again. 

Oh, and we're thankful for these two of course. 

Old school tech

Wes tried out some old school technology yesterday and actually talked on the phone. Great grandma Janet was the lucky recipient of his brush with the past. 

Earning his keep

Welcoming

Momma and Grammie got back from NYC on Sunday. 

3!

It seems like only yesterday that this photo was taken, but apparently three years have already gone by. 

It has been amazing to watch Wes grow into and energetic and amazing little boy. 

For his birthday last week we kept it relatively low key and had lunch with two of Wes' favorite people. 

As usual, he got a bunch of cool presents. One of which was a bunch of Bruins gear.

Wes was so thrilled about this that he insisted on wearing it to bed and then the next day as well. 

Wes has also graduated to the big kid sleds. 

So just to be fair we got Molly one too. 

Another highlight was the addition of about a billion small pieces of plastic to the house. 

I am referring to his new Playmobil pirate ship. I'm not sure who had more fun with it though, the kids or adults. 

Keying in on the pirate theme, Uncle Nate and Aunt Ellete got Wes the solider's fort. So now Wes has something to plunder!

Here's to the epic battles to come. 

When the cat's away...

This weekend Katie want down to NYC for Ellete's baby shower so I did the single parent thing for awhile. 

First things first, put the kids to work stacking wood. 

Wes is growing out of being able to/wanting to go in a wrap. But over the last week or two he's been asking to go up more often. I'd better take advantage of it while I can. 

The weekend also had a birthday party for one of Molly's friends from school. The main attraction was painting bird houses that look like pirate ships. 

Oh, and there were cupcakes too. 

The finished product. Wes went for a more minimalist approach. 

It was an exhausting weekend for all. We can't wait for momma to come home.