Three hours and a whole roll of duck tape later…  I am pleased to present the

puppet stage!

All that keeps it from falling flat is six diaper boxes, but the kids love it

Here’s Abby and I with a pair of her old socks. Mine is trying to talk to hers.

A polar bear Oliver made at library story time shows up to eat the tiny pink socks.

Abby did get the hang of it in the end and said lots of nice “nah nahs” with hers.

So today Nabby woke up looking like this.

But . . .

after a fine breakfast of pop-eye pancake she brightened right up!

And if that isn’t a happy child with a runny nose and syrup in her hair I don’t know what is!

And yep, that’s a five crowns card she’s stuffing into the toy cd player.  She always has good ideas.

Other highlights that morning included more of Nabby’s good ideas.

Oliver talking on the phone

(there’s no battery in it)

Oliver asking me what exactly I’m taking a photo of. Hah. Kids.

And other cuteness.

But not today. Oliver and I tried to make a snowman, but the snow just wasn’t cooperating. So instead, we made mini snowmen and then Oliver tipped them over. It was a lot of fun!

I’m so blessed to be married to an artist!