Why, Oh Why, Oh Why ??

Sweet mother of Mary! On Thursday I was convinced that spring was here for sure. Our yard was clear of snow for the second time this month and the temps reached 60 degF during the week. My hopes were dashed yet again when I woke up this morning to snow. It has been snowing all day and has accumulated at least 12 inches so far. And it's still snowing! I didn't believe this when I read it in the newspaper, but maybe the arctic really is fighting back against global warming... Maybe we should move out of state... 6+ months of winter is taking its toll on ol' Hess.

Slacker

I didn't realize I was a blog slacker until I downloaded a bunch of pictures that had been languishing in my camera. It seems just yesterday that I updated the blog yet so much has happened.

CSI: Biter's Unit The biting continues at daycare. We had yet another conference about biting today. Here is a broken skin bite on Henry that he received yesterday. The perp remains anonymous, but we know (s)he has sharp upper front teeth that can slice back skin through two layers of clothing.

N&H assault Joe as he comes home from work. Must read now!
H&N model their new Tuffo rain suits: N&H are big boys sitting at the table and reading the paper:
H&N love to sit in 'man' chairs:Henry wears my Swix ski jacket, and it looks like a vampire cloak:
H&N go to work in the fridge. They are wearing new rain boots that double as PPE:

Jessie, Nate and Henry smile for the camera. I think it was just after their Sunday morning bath:
Nate has taken a fancy to wearing this handsome fisherman style hat:
Nathan before he wakes in the morning. That is one long baby:

Black beans and the fridge

Babies love to eat black beans, and it shows.

Henry:

Nate:

Nate and Henry have a new hobby of rearranging condiments in the refrigerator:

Playground slide video

A video from a couple weeks ago: Henry and Nathan play on the slide with Caitlin and Marie.

Grandpa, Caitlin & Marie

It was only a week ago that we had a few visitors from Oregon. My dad and two sisters came to visit us over a long weekend. We had lots of fun snowboarding at Alyeska, ice fishing near Kincaid Park, playing at the school, watching Donald Duck cartoons and challenging each other at backgammon. Good times!

Henry, Grandpa, Jessie, Marie, Nate and Caitlin (in front):

Grandpa feeds Henry his bottle:

Marie feeds Nathan:
Playing at the nearby school:
Ice fishing afficionados:
Henry, Nate and Jessie sit at our 'new-to-us' table & chairs:

Caitlin & Nate:
Grandpa and Henry:
Dinner time with Grandpa:

Nathan drinks a cold one:

Down the hatch:
Henry likes ribs:
A lot:

Stacking cans

Here are some pictures of Henry (in red) and Nathan stacking cans. It is one of their new favorite hobbies, and they are really good at it! I will post some pictures of our weekend with Grandpa, Caitlin and Marie soon.