Air plane tours

For our CUKE co-op this week we had the awesome opportunity to visit Wiggins Airways. The kids got to go on and explore real airplanes!! You can't beat this, the kids and the adults LOVED it! The kids got to go on the planes look through them, and sit up in the cock pits and look at all the controls. Thanks Winnie, this was so cool.

Isaac is sitting with me right now pointing at the planes and making sound effects, he loved this.

Day at the State House

Last week we spent the day at the State House to voice our opposition to HB 367 and HB 368. It drew one of, if not the largest crowd ever to the Capitol Building, over 1000 people showed up. The hearing room was packed and there were lines snaking all around the building. We ended up spending most of the time outside, but did make it in eventually and I was able to sign in.

The line snaking around the entry way, it extended down the hall and up the stairs, and then down the other hall, almost out to the back entry.

This is the line in the back of the building in the rear stair case.

Isaac cooling off, it was a balmy 50* that day, and it felt soooo good to be out!

Standing room only.

We will be hearing in a couple of week s whether they voted inexpedient to legislate or if they pass it.

Isaac's Birthday

Isaac turned two this past weekend. :~) We had the family over to celebrate, and made pizzas and had ice cream cake.

Getting ready in the morning

Isaac waking up and making his appearance.

It looks like he's going for the candles, but he's trying to get the balloons on the cake. :~)

His favorite present.

Eating Pizza.

We had one other surprise for everyone that we didn't catch on film, we gave Isaac a shirt that says, "Big Brother in Training!" And yes he is!! We are expecting another little monkey in September! :~)

Late Christmas post

A quick photo entry of Christmas (so what if it's February, I've been busy, lol)

Our Christmas tree





Isaac and Dre opening gifts

Dez opening his one present

A new car (said in the tone of Bob Barker from the Price Is Right)



A basket of cars at Grandma's house

A sled to go on....wood floors? lol


Isaac getting down to business, he wanted a tool belt on and then he added the plunger and notice the car in it? This was his idea of getting ready to go out and play in the snow. Too cute.

Surviving with out power

We made it! Even the fish whom we had to boil pots of water for. We lost power on Thursday night around 11:30ish and it didn't come back on till Sunday at 6:30. Most of the time there was a feeling of fun quaintness, but when those lights came on and the clocks started flashing on Sunday I was beyond happy and relieved!

We stayed in our back bedroom which has a propane fireplace that was working (although not the blower on it) so it kept that room moderately warm. We went to my parent's house on Saturday, they lost power too, but have a generator hooked up to the house so we were able to shower and hang out and be warm. On the way there we went through Deerfield on Middle road and South road, it was crazy! There were trees limbs all over the place; power lines across the road. And the trees were so coated with ice, and the birches were all bowed down to the road, it was like nothing I've ever seen before.

These were all from our yard, above a bowing birch, a close up of the birch, the sun shining through the woods, and a white pine.

And one blurry one of Sam and Isaac with no lights on (camera couldn't focus, it was too dark). Isaac has his head lamp on. :~)

This little light

Now that we are inside more the TV has been on much more. Mostly we watch our local PBS station. During some of the breaks between shows they play a version of the song "This Little Light of Mine". It has become Isaac's and mine special song. Every time it plays we hug each other and sing it together, of course Isaac's version lack words, but he hums and woos. I've come to think of it as our connection song because no matter where we are or what we are doing we stop, come together, and reconnect. It's just so sweet and wonderful, and makes me so happy to be right where we are at that moment.

Our bed

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Isaac is really into our bed lately. He's been playing there and putting his baby to sleep. It's so sweet, he puts her in and lays down and kisses her and then he'll sing to her. I got some pics the other day so I thought I'd share. That's it for the writing portion, since Isaac is asleep on my right arm, so I'm typing with just my left.

The one with Sam is him deciding it's time for Papa to wake up and read to him.
And the one of him with his arms by his head is how he was sleeping, I just thought he looked funny, so I added it.