A boy and his box

Miles decided to spend the last 20 minutes before bed tonight in a box. I can't really blame him. It looked pretty fun. But I have to admit that I would've chosen a bigger box.

Brushing up in a box.

Rinsing in a box.
Drinking in a box.

Smiling in a box.

Being transported in a box.

Reading in a box.

Good night!! (not in a box)

Science experiment

We usually make fun of the FOX 9 news crew because they are usually a little over-the-top in their reporting. Drama central. Tonight, however, they gave us a great idea for keeping Miles occupied for a few minutes. It's so darn cold outside, we decided to see how long it would take to freeze a soaking wet t-shirt! Why a t-shirt? We don't know. That's just what FOX 9 used, so we went with it.

Step 1: Get the shirt wet.

Step 2: Go outside. (Daddies only, please. It IS 10 degrees below zero afterall!)

Step 3: Lay the shirt out to freeze. (We realized that maybe this wasn't the best position for the shirt, as it could freeze to the ground. If it weren't a Packers shirt, we would've left it. But we don't want to risk losing the thing, so we ended up hanging it over the railing. No pictures. Sorry.)

Step 4: Wait approximately 4 minutes.

Step 5: Check it out, dude! It's FROZEN!! So awesome.

Time to go warm up :)

Day 1: Success!

It was a big morning at our house, as Weston had to get ready to join the rest of the working world. Miles woke up eager to teach him the daily routine -

After rolling around in bed for a few minutes, we go to the bathroom (good aim, 'eh?!).

Then it's time to get dressed. Pants go on after the undies, and one leg at a time!

Then we wrap Rosie up in the blankie and put her in a secret hiding spot. Shhhh! That's where she stays for the day.

Then we put on our jackets. C'mon Weston! Hussle up!

Then we grab our bags and head to school. Look - the boys have matching bags!

One additional step in Weston's routine: insert dooza. Don't leave home without it!

Weston visited Miles' classroom today and rumor has it he was given a warm welcome. Miles said he walked on his knees over to Weston and gave him a big smooch. We sure hope so! Other than that, Miles didn't have much to report...neither did Weston. When I picked them up this afternoon, Weston was working on his first art project. He and a teacher were taping together Humpty Dumpty with bandaids. Okay, the teacher was doing all of the work - but Weston was watching closely :)

I'll spare you the details of my first day back to work (grrrrrrooooooan). Rest assured both boys had a great day at Kids Korner! That's what matters most.