Odds and Ends

First off, I thought I might share this cute picture we had taken of Sam in his Halloween costume. Our local studio offered a free Halloween 4x5 to those who donated a canned item and we finally got the picture back. This was after the kids Halloween party and Sam was a little grumpy and refused to smile for the camera, but I still think he looks so adorable as a ninja!

Our local weatherman (Daddy) said today was supposed to be extremely windy and cold. I guess he forgot about the snow that was to come as well because we got this much snow in less than two hours. But of course it has all melted by now. We had a fun experience this morning of waking up to our front door open, but with the handle still locked and the chain still on. The bad wind last night must have forced the door open despite the handle being locked, so I guess it is time to get a real, working dead bolt.

Things lately have been pretty laid back. We spent the morning in our jammies warming up next to the fire and playing cars and trucks. Don't you just love Sam's knee socks? My latest funny story from Sam is from Sunday after church. He had colored a picture in nursery and was very excited about it, so Daddy told him to go put it on the fridge. Later in the day, I discovered that he had not put it on the fridge, but IN it! There it was, sitting atop the eggs, waiting to be admired by anyone scavenging for food. We both had a great laugh and I took the picture out. Later, when Sam had woken up and found his picture out of the fridge, he took it and put it again IN the fridge. Who knows the workings of the two-year-old mind? :) We have enjoyed having Uncle Jake with us for the last few weeks and will be sad to see him leave this Friday. But we won't be alone for long when Uncle Ben, Aunt Corinne and the gang come to stay with us for one night on their way to a reunion and Aunt Candace and Aunt April come up to join in the family fun, so it should be a great weekend!!