Happy adoption day Abby and Ben!

It's been 10 years with Abby and 8 with Ben. Today we had a special private celebration.

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He beat me again...and that's not easy!

Ben beat me by just 2 points. My boy is getting very good at cribbage.

It takes two...

The tango.

My beautiful Mother's Day flowers from my darling Abby.

Ben gave me the G for 'graceful'.  Yeah, right!

Twins?

They've been calling themselves twins

Out Shopping

Out shopping - Getting ready to walk a mile in someone else's shoes.

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

 

Ben used his birthday money to buy a punching bag.  Here's his first try at it...He didn't believe me that you should have someone stand behind it to buffer the swing.  

DS (Dual Screen) Duo

Ben and Dom

Simba Doing Yard Work

Simba cleaning the yard, chewing one stick at a time.

First Tooth Lost

This morning Ben yelled across the house with that panicked voice that most moms recognize as "come here RIGHT AWAY".  I thought something terribly wrong had happened but thankfully it was only his first tooth - it finally fell out!

Best Friends

Ben's best friend Tuan slept over last night.  We stopped at a local pho shop for some dinner on the way home from picking him up.  Crispy spring rolls, pho and fresh limeade.  YUMMY!

I (Mostly) Love This Blog!

The Day Rebecca Went Against the Grain

Middle Eastern man surrounded by bags of rice: Would you like to buy some rice?
Young woman: No, thanks.
Middle Eastern man: But it's good rice. Good strong rice.
Young woman: Oh, I've got plenty of rice at home.
Middle Eastern man: But your rice no good. This rice much better.
Woman (offended, screaming): You don't know what kind of rice I eat!
(long pause)
Middle Eastern man, sheepishly: Only $20.

--F Train

Overheard by: really wondering what kind of rice she eats

via Overheard in New York, Jan 29, 2009

Boxing Day?

Ben got some boxing gloves for Christmas. My only hope is that he doesn't use his sister as a punching bag.

Icicles

These icicles are hanging from the roof outside my living room window, formed after the snowstorm a couple of days ago. The ice is so bad that we have ice dams on the roof and water is seeping in the house. We had to open up a hallway wall because it was coming in over a window and dripping down on to the carpet, drenching everything. The front stairs had a 3" layer of ice that we had to chip off so no one would slip and fall. It's too early in the season for this!

Sliding Fun

We have a great yard for the kids to play in, but unfortunately we lack a hill for sledding.  No worries though!  We have deck stairs!