The holidays are over

We are just getting ready to ditch our tree. I am going to trim the branches off of it and probably chop up up into mulch with the blade of a shovel, and the trunk I will either use for a project or cut up and give to Emily for firewood (she recently bought a house and is the only relative in town with a working woodstove right now).


The kids really enjoy this easel, shown here on Christmas morning just after getting unwrapped. (Thanks to Thinh!) It is nice having a station where they can just go and make some art in the house whenever they feel like it. The creative pursuits are better for the expansion of their minds than just sitting around watching cartoons.

Lucy was home sick today, and since I didn't have much going on at work I brought some work home and I have been watching the kids today. Lucy was upset that she missed pre-school, but she and I went and picked up some things at the store while Noor was gone.


This is an image that I thought was funny. The day after Christmas we took some Christmas money and bought ourselves a Zoo membership, the family plus one membership. We can take a friend or relative with us each time we visit the zoo, so if anyone wants to come get in free just let me know and you can help me chase the kids.

Anyway, we visited the Lorikeet Landing exhibit, and Nena bought two cups of bird juice for us to hold and feed these birds. One kept landing on Nena's bun and I think Lucy was afraid that some bird was going to land on her so she covered her head the best she could with her little hands.