I hope she likes worms!

I was outside playing with Caed this afternoon, and he found a worm in the driveway. He immediately picked it up and started twirling it around, examining it closely, and putting it back on the driveway to watch it (barely) move. Patrick explained to him how worms needed to stay damp and really liked dirt so they found a place for it in the flower bed. Caed was so excited. As I watched him, my heart swelled with joy over being a mom to a little boy who likes worms. I started several times to come inside and grab the camera but decided instead just to enjoy the moment and log it away in my "happy mommy memories".

I hope she will like worms too!

Not until you eat all of your vegetables.....

So dinner tonight was grilled chicken and grilled vegetables (zucchini, squash, onions) with frozen chocolate covered banana bites for dessert. Caed was famished when we got him home from preschool so I gave him some cheese and a handful of grapes to tide him over while I cooked. I kept his little snack in mind when dinner was ready, and I prepared a plate for him consisting of about 5 bite sized pieces of chicken, a sliced Roma tomato, and 3 spears of grilled squash/zucchini. He ate his chicken and tomatoes and then said he was finished. Patrick being the wonderful dad that he is reminded Caed that we had dessert BUT he couldn't have any until he ATE ALL OF HIS VEGETABLES.....Caed has always been a good eater. He eats most anything, especially when he is hungry. Tonight, however, I knew that wasn't the case. Between the snack and the chicken, those veggies weren't going down easy. Feeling his pain, I cut them up in small pieces and thinking I was helping told him to eat them fast. He ate the first few pieces quickly with no problem, but regret filled my being when I saw him stab 3 pieces of veggies, cram them in his mouth, begin chewing, shudder a bit and reach for his water......Before we could do anything, the veggies made a 2nd appearance. TMI, I know, but at that moment, I felt like a parent. Eat your veggies till you puke kid!!!! :-) Caed is a trooper at withstanding our abuse! After a minute of comforting and reassurance that he had eaten enough veggies to earn a dessert, we were all laughing about it. I'm interested to see what the response will be next time I serve grilled veggies!

A month's worth.....

Yesterday was the perfect snow day.....we slept in, had a brunch consisting of all of our favorite breakfast foods while watching it snow, and then went out to do this!!!



It was all fun and games until someone got hit in the eye- ME!!! I sustained only minor injuries...

Then we came back inside to dry off, thaw out and take naps. Mine was on a bean bag in the bay window in the toy room so
I could see this.....






and watch Noel do this......
Then it was back outside for more fun! We finished the evening off with potato soup, movies, and prayers for a snow day home from school on Monday!!!!
I can't help but think that leaving my snowman wreath up until March brought us some luck :-)
As for the rest of the month....Caed has been a rock star, enjoyed swinging at the neighborhood playground....

and had a wonderful Valentine's day complete with a breakfast of hot Krispy Kreme doughnuts, a homemade heart lovey, and red velvet cupcakes. February was a great month and March is off to a good start!


More pics in the picasa album- linked on the right!