Friday, April 18, 2008

all sorts of stuff

The mercury today (4/18) must have hit about 75 degrees, and we are all walking around in T-shirts as if in a dream. We had become numb from all the snow. Here are Jack and Binbin atop the gargantuan pile beside our northside driveway in February. Truly, I thought the snow would be with us through July.



We had lots of indoor time these past couple of months. Binbin raided the kitchen cabinets to assemble a primo drum set, transforming the kitchen to a "Home Alone" death trap.



After browsing through old photos on iPhoto, Binbin felt a pang of nostalgia for his babyhood, insisting that we retrieve the exer-saucer, place it in the sunroom, and serve snack on it.



Indoor play also meant getting creative with Christmas toys. Here, Binbin has constructed a tower from his Tinker Toys.



Finally, a late March celebration of De-nin's birthday. Binbin and Jack baked the apple pies. Binbin was thrilled with the candles, but altogether displeased with the holes they inevitably left in the pie crust. A variation of "you can't have your cake and eat it, too"? Also, notice the bunny-grass project on the table. Binbin made that at the Portland Flower and Garden Show a few weeks back.



This weekend, Yeye and Nainai have come from Rockford for a visit, and we should have more current photos to post soon. Happy springtime to all.