Saturday morning

Every time I look at Max I am amazed at how big he has gotten, and how clever he is (not that I'm biased or anything).
Here he is showing off his Kung Fu Panda moves, and giving Mono a tour of the backyard full of snow.

Snow, snow, snow

Monday morning we woke to 2 inches of snow, yippee! The BMW is rubbish on ice and snow, and after being up until 4am watching the SuperBowl, B.D. was in no condition to drive to work. I had half a day at work, but then the nursery called to say they were closing at noon. I picked the kids up and we went into Harborne to spend some time in the office with papa.
Once back home, the boys decided to try out a make-shift sled (called a sledge here), while Talia and mama enjoyed the warmth of the house!

Max's first movie

Last weekend we took Max to see his first movie. Thinking 45 minutes was a good length for a first go, we opted for Safari Animals at the Imax cinema. We didn't realise it was a 3D movie, which means everyone had to wear 3D glasses, which is very difficult for a 3 year old trying to watch his first-ever movie! Anyway, the first half of the movie went really well as B.D. got Max his own bag of sweets.....Max just sat, watching the movie and shovelling sweet after sweet into his mouth.
I took a couple of pictures on my phone but they are at work, check back later for pictures of the boys in their glasses.

Growing Children

We've made it through three weeks with me back to work full time, and somehow we seem to be managing pretty well. The kids are doing great at nursery: Max has been riding bikes, pretend shopping and dressing up like a policeman; and Talia has been doing sponge painting and playing with musical instruments.
At home Max has been doing a lot of water play, which includes washing his dinosaurs in the sink and dumping water from cup to cup - good fun! Talia has been showing us how strong she is with lots of having 'tummy time'.
Last week we had family weigh in time, and while I'm NOT going to report the parents' weight, Max is a lean 32.6lbs and Talia is a solid 15lbs.
Enjoy the pictures!

My first pie

Graham, Matt's brother, turned 50 two weeks ago and I baked my first pie for the celebration...and it turned out ok!! It was an apple pie, nothing too exotic (I did want people to at least eat it). I got the recipe from epicurious, and it included triple sec in the apple mixture, brown and white sugar, and some cinnamon. Turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself.

First Visit to the Dentist

Max had his first visit to the dentist today....dentiste Martin. He had a great time, has 10 teeth on the top and 10 on the bottom, and a very healthy bite, gums and smile!! He was perfectly happy for me to make him a subsequent appointment for July, looks like he'll like going to the dentist as much as his mama does.

B.D. putting the moves on Joe

Gotta love the brother-in-law!!