Focus

I love watching Adam intently study his toys:

Hip Hop

Good thing I spent lots of time and effort selecting these pillows.  I thought they would be a good complement to our living room.  The citizens, tired of being cooped up inside, re-purposed them into something far more useful (to them, at least).

More Snow

Yes, we had more snow.  We've had lots of snow, broken lots of records.  This means lots of fun for the little ones:

Fort Knox

Alright, maybe this fort is not as well fortified as Fort Knox, but we still had lots of fun with it:

Snow Day

Needless to say, we've had a lot of snow days in February 2015.  Adam and Ashley are now accustomed to getting bundled up if they want to play outside.  Here are some photos of the action:

Ketchup, Anyone?

Sometimes the only way to get Adam to eat something is to douse it liberally with ketchup.  In this clip, both are getting into the action:

Home Theater

Ashley likes singing the songs she hears on Pandora's Toddler station:

Until We Meet Again....

Karla flies home today to El Salvador.

When we met Karla, the tiny citizens were figuring out how to run and talk.  Here's an early blog post with Karla.  Adam promptly gave her a new name:  Daya.  For two years, Daya has been a big part of our lives.

Karla kissed many skinned knees (and correctly diagnosed the one which needed stitches).  She taught the kids how to count by putting raspberries on their fingers.  Karla helped the children learn the letters of the alphabet.  Her love of music was shared with the kids who now sing Beatles tunes when traveling in the car.  When you hear Adam and Ashley say "please" or "thank you", that's Karla's magic at work.  The great news is that we'll still have a few blog posts with Karla (I have yet to upload all of the files she's shared with me).

We hope that Karla will be able to come back to Boston to continue her studies.

Until then Karla, we wish you safe travels filled with much love, happiness and success.

Brrr!

We were having a lovely breakfast together on Sunday, when suddenly Ashley felt chilly.  She crawled into Daddy's fleece to warm up.  Adam did too.  It was a cute moment.

Reading to Grandma

A few months ago I posted a cute video with the kids and Karla listening to Grandma read them a night time book via Skype.

This time around, Adam insisted that he read a story to Grandma:

Blast Off!!!!!!

Ashley invented a new game.  She calls it "Blast Off!!!!!!"