Chef Jonas

Jonas' interest in cooking has intensified over the past few weeks.  He regularly quotes Ina Garten and asks what the ingredients are in things.

When we were in Seattle Grandma Kimmy patiently worked with him on an orange cake and let him use about 10 different spatulas.

First Snowday in Pittsburgh

Sleepless in Seattle

Okay, okay it wasn't too bad.  After the first 4:30 am morning the kids eventually went on a decent schedule waking up around 6:00 am and going to bed about 7:00 pm.

We had a wonderful week spending a few days in Magnolia (Northwest Seattle) with Kimmy and Nick.  Marcus and Summer live around the corner and popped by for a few visits; we also saw their darling new house.  Then we descended on Dana adding two to her brood of three, plus Clyde the new bunny.  Of course Jonas loved visiting both his cousins and their toys never wanting to leave.  He also mentioned that Dana has "much better food than we have at home mommy."

On Friday night Kimmy hosted a wonderful Hanukkah celebration including homemade latkes, designer jelly doughnuts, jonas' homemade menorah and dredel.  (Grandma Dinny in the photo above is a gorgeous 87.)

Grandpop Andy Comes to Town

It's been a busy few weeks and I'm running behind!  After a wonderful thanksgiving in Philadelphia we returned to Pittsburgh for a fun visit from Grandpop Andy.  He started Hanukkah season early hitting up three toy stores and Borders for the boys...

Sun Bathers

Today our first snow flurries in Pittsburgh are falling so I'm inspired to post photos celebrating sunshine.  Only two weeks ago our home was so warm the boys hung out in their underwear/diapers and

worked on their tans- in our laundry basket.  Jonas sang "rub a dub dub, two boys in a tub..."

Casting On

Having now done this twice there seems to be a pattern: extreme nesting from about 3 months pregnant to delivery.  Then the day after the baby is born all unfinished projects just lie there day after day.
Somewhere around 7-8 months the urge to complete them miraculously comes over me.  So here is not-so-little Caleb in a new hat for winter (which may come someday) and I'm also finishing up a few sweaters and staring some socks.

Celebration for Grammie

Instead of a sign welcoming Grammie, Jonas wanted to make a "celebration" for her upcoming visit.  He worked on it for 2 days including table settings, multiple courses and special linens.  This pot is cranberry spinach.  Grammie bonded with her boys and prior to leaving she created a delicious (and real) pot of beef barley soup for her peepies.