Ghost family

Tonight, Liam decided that he wanted to make a family of ghosts. He made Liam ghost, pappa ghost, mamma ghost and Erik ghost. Then he wanted to put the ghost-family up on the wall for protection against monsters. I thought that was pretty neat and a very primal human thing to do. Later, as we were watching a movie and a bear appeared in a scene, Liam yelled to the ghosts: "ghost, shoot the bear!!! shoot him!

Making a ghost family

finishing up "Liam ghost"

they're watching over us, protecting against monsters

The green monster even has a hat

Liam being a ghost

Kenneth Hahn state park

Liam breakdancing after watching a little boy do the same on a link off facebook

A playground with a view - Kenneth Hahn state park

Liam climbed up on the dragon...

...which was pretty high...

a lot of climbing

view from the playground

Erik finally wore his alien head

Sometimes I forget that Erik is not a tiny baby anymore. He surprised me by building this tower the other night

Liam built a flying rug

Hugging the "julbock" He's watching the garbage truck in case you notice he's staring at something.

Liam loves to take his sweet time when we're out walking. He's looking at stuff, notices everything and picks up things of interest. Today he picked up two leaves and starting playing that they were having a conversation. I really try to be patient, and to let him have his experience (despite having Erik in the back-carrier and Harry pulling the leash). It's a lesson for me to slow down, and to experience things too. It's funny what kids will teach us if we let them.

Thanksgiving and new bike

Liam and Jason next to the star of the evening
we kept the side-dishes to a minimum (and we still have plenty of left overs). From left mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole (my personal favorite), gravy and stuffing
boys rough-and-tumbling in the backyard as usual
Erik examining the plants
Liam found the bike he was getting for Christmas so now he's practicing it
My little boy isn't so little anymore

play-dough with daddy

The boys were making stuff with play-dough
Hmmm... wonder what the spider tastes like?
...not very good
deep in concentration
Reading before bed in their armchairs

Welcome to the world Filip and Maya!

We're so excited that Viveka and Marcel had their little Filip last Wednesday! He came a bit early so he's needed a some extra attention at the hospital, but luckily he's feeling better and will join his parents at their house before we know it! They started a blog and I've added a link under "our friends"

A day later another precious baby was born, Maya. She's Anna's daughter and Philip's little sister! Welcome to the world to both of you!

creativity out of boredom

they decided to reorganize the art box
it was very interesting
beautiful birdmore birds
For one reason or another, this weekend hasn't been very cheery, so I haven't really had the energy to get out and about with the boys. So when they ran out of stuff to do, they decided to reorganize our arts and crafts box. They dragged everything out, and after a while Liam said he wanted to paint. I went to put Erik down for a nap, and when I got back Liam had made this beautiful bird painting