Leap Year!

It's not often you have a leap year.  To commemorate the occasion, we have a special post:  Adam and Ashley "leaping" up the ladder.  

Look for a girl in a turquoise top with orange bottoms and a boy with a white shirt (gray sleeves) and blue jeans.  

It's a better view in the second video.

Tate Drinks

Tate is very patient when Amanda gives him a bottle.  He's a smart guy.

Mommy and Tate

I'm embarrassed to admit that there are painfully few photos of me with Tate.  We'll have to change that.  Here's one now!

Did you see that?  A photo of Mommy on our blog?!?!

Wayland Winter Farmers' Market

Adam and Ashley braved the chilly weather to shop with me at the Wayland Winter Farmers' Market.  What did we eat?  Seasonally appropriate food, of course:  ice cream.

Tinkergarten

A few weeks ago Daddy and the A-team braved some seriously cold weather to participate in a Tinkergarten class.  It was lots of fun!  The teacher snapped this photo:

Quiet Smiler

Tate talks to me.  Really, he does.  So I try to capture it on video:

And he clams up.  So I try again:

At least get a few good "words" in this one!

Pigeon

Tate must think his mother is a pigeon.  Listen:

In my defense, he often "answers" when I coo at him.

First is the Worst

It takes a little bit, but be patient and you'll hear Adam's pearl of wisdom.

Homeschooling Lesson #24: Nature

What happens when a snowstorm ends just before sunset?  Magic:

Tumbling Around

We've been going to VinKari Safari quite a bit lately.  Not only do the citizens love it, Tate has plenty of fun there too:

The A-team with Mr T in the baby area.

What happens when I grab these?

Oooh!  The frog flips!

Fist Food

Yes, you read that correctly.  "Fist food", not "first food".  Tate loves munching on his fists:

While nobody's looking, I'll take a bite...

Oops!  I'm busted!

Soapy Boy

Not only can he wash his own hair, he can make it very stylish too!

Four Months

Tate is four months old!  He's such a fun little guy.  He munches on his fists, talks to us and smiles a lot.  

It's my birthday!  I'm going to get chocolate today!

Gimme!  I'm ready!

Huh?  Formulac doesn't have a chocolate flavor?

Hmmm.  This is rather troubling.

Hey Tate Bear, did you know about this?

Mommy says I can have rice cereal in a few days.  Texture!  Yippee!!!

Silent Movie Star

He smiles.  He's just not saying too much when the camera rolls.  Sort of like Lambie (remember this post?).

Ahhh... he's so cute that I'll forgive him for not hamming it up for the camera.

Kicked into Gear

Winter has finally kicked into gear in these parts.  Last weekend, before the Super Bowl, there was still plenty of snow left for sledding at our local school:

Rockin' Duo

I'm telling you, watch out for this duo.  They're coming soon to a radio station near you!

Portsmouth Porters

The best part about our mini-vacation to Portsmouth?  Riding on the luggage cart, of course!

Keeping Warm

Thanks to our good friends in sunny Florida, Tate will be cozy and warm as today's winter storm barrels through the area:

Besame Mucho

We speak English in our home but we sing in many different languages:  Russian, Hebrew and now Spanish.  Hit it, kids!

Snowy Rollers

The citizens are snowy rollers when the conditions are right: