First Snowman of Winter

The first snowman that I didn't help with! I came out afterward to retrieve the bag of prunes which had been used for the eyes. Love all the leaves stuck in it! I think we had about 1/2 inch of snow total, so this snowman is an impressive feat. They are really into coloring right now....a nice calm, quiet activity...as opposed to the rollerblading they do around our loop or nerf gun wars.

At story hour today, a mother of another set of twins that are also in T and N's class said she over heard her children mumbling that they needed Thomas to fix it. She asked what they meant and apparently Thomas is the "go-to" in class if anything needs fixing. He is strong and he is mechanically-minded so I wasn't surprised but I was really happy she told me about it. She said it was a snap/clasp on a shoe.

Nathan is reading me level 1 books! He does super sounding out and then using the picture for clues. Thomas is not as interested in reading to me but he easily made it through one book tonight.

More Crazy Pictures

Here are a few more to choose from for the New Year's cards....which should I chose? I just can't decide!

Back at the boy's 5 year check up in May, Nathan didn't "pass" the hearing test which means he couldn't discern what was being said at 20 dB which is very quiet. The doctor was not worried, in fact I don't even think he came back in after the nurse did the test, just sent word that it was fine. The school nurse checked hearing on 10/26 and at that time Nathan had a slight cold so she rechecked it on 12/1 both of which he "failed". She sent a note to get him checked out, so back to the primary care this past Friday. Nathan had just started a cold the day before with a very runny nose. Of course the doctor found fluid and prescribed anti-biotic. He wants to see if we can get rid of the fluid first of all and then see how his hearing is. I pointed out that Nathan has already had two tests while not having a cold (5/12 and 12/1). Interestingly there is nothing in the doctor's record about May's test. Anyways, we are doing the anti-biotic but we also have an ENT appointment for Jan. 21. Hopefully Nathan won't have a cold then! If he does, I will cancel.

My Inside Kid and My Outside Kid

These pictures are from November but I couldn't resist snapping their two different personalities! Pictures are from the same day and same hour! It has gotten much colder, so we are inside much more but have been ice skating twice on the neighbors field. The next picture is to show what I considered sending out in the new year cards! Every year it's most challenging to find a decent picture of both! Notice Nathan's eyes, he is really looking at Thomas to make sure that he is doing the same thing! Standard.