We May Be Crazy, But...

...the boys are now in the same room. We moved Hayden's crib out of our room and back in to his room where Elliot has been sleeping the past few weeks. Now that Elliot is proving to be a much better sleeper, it seems like a good time to see if we can get away with a joint room.
So, we started with today's nap...it was a success! Yay! So, the big test, of course, is tonight and if they can sleep through the night together. Wish us luck!!
The view from the door - Elliot's bed is on the right and Hayden's is on the left, by the window:
Elliot's crib from the doorway:
Hayden's bed from the door:
The bookcase next to Hayden's bed:
The corner towards Elliot's bed:
Elliot's bed - we need to get the fancy letters for Elliot so we can hang them on the wall above his bed:

Snow Storm #2!

The second snow storm of this month, started on Thursday evening. By Friday morning, at 3am, we lost our power due to the intensity of the snow. When we woke up on Friday, we were greeted by 14 new inches of snow and still no power. We got 10" more during Friday day and our power returned at 4pm...thankfully!!
Here's Hayden and daddy clearing the path in the back garden on Saturday - OK, daddy is clearing the path, Hayden not so much:

Hayden Can Read!

OK, so it is more like great memorization...but, still it is just as impressive. Here is he reading the start of his book, One Horse Waiting For Me; however, our memory card in the camera got full - so we only get the start of the book. Bummer.

Addendum: So, on the 26th, we managed to catch a snippet of Hayden reading his book to Nana over Skype. It's not the complete book; but, enough where you can get a sense of it!

Our Little Snowman

The day after a crazy amount of snow, and in typical California fashion, we return to bright blue skies! We had to take advantage of this!
We had Hayden's friend, Ella, over to play this morning and we all decided we needed to get some outside time. Hayden refused to join us and chose to stay inside reading his books; so, Elliot and I joined Ella and her parents outside in the snow. It was Elliot's first experience and, overall, he handled it very well.

Snow!

So, after the glorious weather of last month, we now have snow...a lot of snow. It started snowing last night and this is how much snow we had by two o'clock this afternoon - crazy!
The front of the house (notice the big, fat snowflakes still coming down!):
The back garden - under the snow is our BBQ grill:
The shed / office / Nana's House:
Our table and chairs (yes, I promise they are under there somewhere!):
The back garden:

Peekaboo!

Where's Elliot?

Feeding Time

So, Elliot can use a fork! He needs help with the stabbing of the food; but, once he has the fork in his mouth, he is away! Of course, that is if a vulture doesn't circle and steal the fork, and food, before he has a chance!