The Zoe and Silas Show

9/18/14: Playing "sunflowers" before school. Zoe, complete with pinwheel, was the sunflower, and Silas was watering her. Their imaginations inspire me.

9/17/14: Play "explorers" before school.

8/22/14: Playing baby animals after breakfast.

8/18/14: Two peas in a pod.

8/7/14: Zoe & Silas playing the fishing game before bed.

7/23/14: Zoe: "Here's the block you need, Silas".  Silas: "Thanks!" Zoe: "You're welcome!" Ahhh, the after breakfast pleasantries!

7/21/14: The kids love playing with a hand-me-down VTech computer they got from Jack. This morning I snapped Zoe (not-so-patiently) waiting her turn...

6/17/14: Just playin'.

5/13/14: Oh the days just start earlier and earlier. On Tuesday S&Z were up at 6:20. Since I don't get out of bed until 6:30, so they needed to occupy themselves while I took a shower. After my shower I found them laying on blankets spread out on the dining room floor. When I asked Silas what he was doing he replied, "drawing a picture of Zoe".

5/3/14: We spent over 3 hours washing every window, window sill, and set of curtains in the house today! S&Z were great helpers, vascillating between helping us and staying out of our hair. This is what 2 minutes of "quiet time" looks like around here these days. Then Silas decided he was going to get up and Zoe tried to stop him.

4/29/19: Another collaborative project. I missed the money shot, but at one point Zoe's right hand was draped over Silas' left hand and they were coloring stars at the same time...

4/28/14: "Silas, let's see how much my bum weighs!!"

3/13/14: When I left for work on Thursday morning S&Z were heading off into another world thanks to 4-year-old imagination x2!

3/12/14: Bouncy bouncy, fun fun fun! And the typical scene at bedtime. If it's not the headlamps it's the Flashlight Pals.

they are so darn CUTE!

2/3/14: Dueling doodlers

1/5/14: Silas seems to have croup that turned into bronchitis because now he's got a fever. I am having total flashblacks to last January when they collectively missed over 3 weeks of school. But bless Silas' heart, he really perks up with a little ibuprofen. An apple a day... a little too late. Auntie Rachel and Uncle Keith got the kids walkie talkies for Christmas. Best twin gift ever!!! At the bedtime temp check Zoe registered 100.2 and Silas 100.5. You have never seen a child SO HAPPY to have a fever. She gleefully got medicine along with Silas, and then made a BIG production when we got in the bedroom about how she shouldn't have chosen footed pajamas and she needed to change (we have a "no footed pajamas when you have a fever" rule). Apparently no school for either of them tomorrow... This is where our crappy work schedules really pay off - I've covered all weekend while Derek worked and now he'll pick up tomorrow when my work week s...

1/3/13: Mr. Sickie... And Ms. Cranky, which is a direct result of her sick brother getting more than his usual share of 1/8 to 1/4 of the total parental attention ;) We were snowed in for the day, and Derek had to work so I made us a big Indian feast for dinner. I combined two recipes that used cauliflower and potatoes - one from America's Test Kitchen  and one from Smitten Kitchen . It was a snow day curry extravaganza! Mr. Sickie LOVED it, and (of course) Ms. Cranky didn't think it was so wonderful :$ It was at dinner that I realized that Silas totally has Zoe figured out. I don't know why this surprised me, but the following conversation cracked me up! S: (innocently comments) it's a little bit spicy. Z: I DON'T LIKE SPICY THINGS (of course she hasn't taken a single bite at this point of the meal). S: Zoe, I was wrong, it's not spicy. Momma, what did you do with all of the spices we toasted? Me: Do you mean the SEASONINGS we toasted? Th...

12/16/13: Working on a joint art project wearing the snowman t-shirts they painted at school.

12/15/13: Bedtime hugs.