White Blankie

This is Ry's white blankie. It has been lost for a few weeks, so he is so happy to have it back.

He feels the soft spot wrapped around his one finger and falls asleep!

Organization! Wendy this is for you!

We had all the kids colouring/crafting supplies in bins in one of my kitchen cupboards. For Christmas, B got this caddy. It fit everything and more. The boys can pull out a drawer of crayons to colour with, for example, sp easily and simply! (p.s. My label maker was also handy and now that B can read--he knows how to find things!)

It also fit so nicely in our kitchen--exactly the depth of the cupboards! Yay!

Renos--Before the Deadline!

Our powder room on the main floor has been icky for some time now. We finally found tile we liked for the floor. It is 8 x 12 --so very rectangular. Can't wait for Clay to put it in. We also bought new trim --baseboards and door casings. I'm painting those today. Also, Clay finished the bits left on the hard wood floor. This year has been productive already!

Monster Jam-amas!

Can you believe it, Megs? These pics are from last night! (I am trying to keep up in this new year!) Clay cleared the studio and the boys were having a monster jam with their remote control vehicles. Clay was chasing them with the monster trucks and B was trying to jump over them! They were so sweaty and wired up they didn't want to go to sleep!

Home Decor

Alot of home renos have been happening in the Lode household. Here is a sneak peak of something we've been staining...

I went to IKEA over break and found a REAL wood table. Clay was putting it together and giving me some drama.




We also changed around some pictures...here's what you will see when you walk in our house now:
As promised here is the final framed hung collages of the boys just outside their room.

Phew!

Ready!

Ready and waiting to go to school Mom! (Shot from the top of the stairs.)

Water Playmobile

Ry got the playmobile set for Christmas. His favorite was the motorcycle (of course!), but he kept asking me when we can spray the water. The fire engine and the helicopter have squirters that they hopefully won't figure out to fill and spray everything! Summer time toy!

Which Hand is it?

Ry: Which hand is it?

Mom: The left one! (He shows me the right)
Mom: Then the right one! (He shows me the left)
Mom: Then where is it?
(Here!)

Hip Hop

This is Ry's rendition of some "hip hop" moves. Maybe next September he will try out a class along with his other aspirations of Soccer, Hockey, and Baseball ....

B in the Studio

Every year we try to do a photo shoot around the boys birthdays. B got this cool hoody at Costco, so we thought we would try it out. He was for some reason, super serious, but Ry was being so goofy, we finally got the smiles and laughter out of him. The first two were my favs.

(p.s. For those photographer friends out there, I was playing in the studio with my 50 mm 1.8 lens and low light)

{the silliness comes out when his brother's about}

Happy Hair Cut! How the Mohawk Came to Fruition

While I was putting away Christmas decorations, Ry was awfully quiet. I went up the stairs and found out what he was doing:

This was his reaction to his "hair cut" (all smiles). When I asked him, why he did it, he replied, "Because I wanted to ...it was in my eyes!" A few weeks ago, B got a hair cut and we asked him if he wanted one, but he said he wanted to keep it long. I guess he changed his mind.
This was my reaction to his hair cut. I was in shock, not really knowing what to say--whether to laugh or get mad. All I said to him was, "Wait here" and I went to get the camera.

Then I asked him where he got the scissors. He replied, "From your bathroom, mama". So I walked into my bathroom to look for them and couldn't find them! He showed me on the floor of my bedroom where he had cut his hair. These scissors aren't the dullest paper scissors, but the sharpest, pointiest in the house as you can see!

Clay wasn't home, so I called up my friend and sister-in-law who are hairdressers, and knowing my luck neither was answering their phone. My neighbor was home, and she cuts her husband's hair all the time, so we went over there. We had to put hair clips to hold it onto one side so we could shave it! Since it was already cut, I decided to do a mohawk. I've always wanted to do this, but never had the guts! I guess it was decided for me!