Happy Sunday

So today is Valentine's day but it's not something we really make a big deal about in our house. We wanted to take the boys to Pho after Love Bug's well baby and Roo's booster appointments on Friday, but Bug really hates the doctor and was in no mood for dinner out. So a little bit after Bug's nap today we headed out and went to dinner at Pho Saigon, our favorite Pho place in town. Roo absolutely loves Pho. He has so much fun dipping his garden roll in the sauce and really enjoyed using the special spoon for his noodle soup. We asked for just noodles and chicken for Bug and he really enjoyed his meal. They both had fun trying to use the chop sticks. And we totally avoided catastrophe by getting Roo to immediately spit out the jalapeno pepper he put in his mouth! We were there a little early so they weren't grumpy at all and we all really enjoyed our meal together.

On the way home, the new Black Eyed Peas song, I'mma Be came on. It's hilarious to listen to Roo sing this song. He thinks it's the Applebee's song and sings it:

Applebee's

Applebee's

Applebee's

Applebee's

Too funny!

I also made Oatmeal Craisin cookies for the boys today and we all enjoy those. Today's substitute for eggs was oil and water and it seemed to work really well. One of the things I read online said if I wanted to try a really unique substitute for egg, that I could try snow. No joke. And I almost went outside to dig up two tablespoons of the lower layers of the snow, but decided against it.

Tomorrow we have the day off and Tuesday our sitter is off so we're splitting the day. Wednesday will be a rude awakening, but we're having fun with the boys, so we'll worry about that on Wednesday!

SnOMG!

That was a lot of snow we got.  Daddy got a snow thrower the day before the snow and was able to clean off our driveway really quickly and help some neighbors get out as well.  We baked healthy muffins and brownies (not healthy), we ate, we super bowl partied, we were cooped up in the house for yet another weekend, we played in the snow, we took Roo on his first sled ride and we had a snowball fight...we did a lot.  The snow was beautiful and other than being cooped up in the house was tolerable and we were lucky enough to keep our power.  The neighborhood dues that pay in part for plowing are totally worth it.  But I hear we have more snow ahead.

Hurricane Fun!

Yesterday, tropical storm Hanna blew through town. Well, not really, we got some rain and a little wind, but she could have been much worse. But, we planned to hunker down in the house all day and thought of fun ways to keep The Roo from getting bored. As you're aware, the house is torn apart a bit right now as we undergo construction so we took the opportunity to give the blue couches a much needed vacuum. These couches normally reside in the living room and Baxter lays on the big couch and longingly looks out the window all day waiting for us to come home. Well, the result of this is that it's covered in dog hair....ick. So, we all, include Roo helped vacuum them clean. The Roo had so much fun with the upholstry attachment that he decided to nap with it, what, wouldn't you?!

After naptime, the first thing Roo said was, outside. And we explained to him that it was raining and we couldn't go out. We told him that if he sat at the table we could make a cake. He definitely had a blast baking. He's a good little helper too. Though he gets a bit messy, he is really good at stirring the ingredients together and making sure it tastes ok. The best part about this recipe is that it doesn't have any egg.

The best thing Roo said while baking was when daddy came to help him stir...."No Nate!" Yes, Roo has learned dada's first name and will sometimes call him by it. Mommy thinks it's funny. Daddy not so much :) The cupcakes were yummy and we all enjoyed them, Roo a bit more than the rest of us!