Mushrooms and Mustaches

Titus was sitting on the counter while I was making pizza the other night. I had some mushrooms out to put on the adult portion of the pizza. Here's what I heard.
"Here Isabele. This is a mustache and it is really good." (Titus was leaning over the counter handing a mushroom to Isabele).

I said, "Titus, what is that?"
"A mustache".
Me, "Oh, Okay."

So, in Titus' world Marshmallows are mushrooms and Mushrooms are mustaches. Maybe mustaches are marshmallows?

Christmas 2009

Tealogs for breakfast.

Brian and Isabele opening a present from Nana and Grandpa.

Isabele playing with a motorcycle for Titus.

Isabele ferociously ripping paper off of a present.

Titus in his new "Horton hears a Who" PJ's. Gotta love the face.

Titus with his new puzzles from Nana and Grandpa and Isabele with her new bowl and spoon.

Titus got some building block and some new clothes. Isabele got some new clothes and a egg carton toy that she's quite enchanted with. The tops come off the eggs and then the eggs squeak. Brian found a computer table that rolls and tilts on super-clearance. It works great for the kids as a craft and building table. Titus is using it right now to work on his new puzzles.

Kids Christmas Pictures

Showing off Christmas Ornaments from Nana

Nana sent Titus a Criscraft ski boat ornament for this year. Isabele got a "sweet pea" ornament. Here they are showing them off so we can sent a picture and thank-you to Nana.

Titus helping Isabele walk

Isabele has really been working on her walking skills in the last few days. These pictures are from late last week. Titus was helping her walk. Sweet.

House pictures, finally

The dining room from the edge of the kitchen. The chimney is to the left. The kids little project table and the computer desk are now in the dining room. The china cabinet and the dining table are off to the right.
Here's the view from the living room/dining room doorway looking back at the kitchen.

Here's the counter that Brian built for me. 1x3's laminated and then another 1x3 that we steamed and bent to the curve. The double oven is just to the left - you can see a little bit of it. the microwave is on top of the oven cabinet. The dishwasher is under the counter - there was no way to put it on the other side of the kitchen by the sink without tearing out all of the counters and we don't want to do that on this remodel - maybe the next one, although after not having a dishwasher in years, it doesn't really matter where it is :-).
Here you can see the microwave and ovens and dishwasher. We aren't done with the counters by the stove - but what's there is usable while we get the wallpaper off the walls, and then work on painting.

Nothing has been painted yet - so these aren't final pictures, by any means - but a glimpse of what progress has been made so far.

Harry Hat Niner

Nana sent Titus a fake rubber snake the other day in the mail. After a long conversation about where it came from and that Nana put it in the mailman's hand and the mailman brought it to us, I asked him what the snake's name was. He didn't answer, so I said, "I guess the snake's name is 'Snake' the snake". Brian came home and asked him what the snake's name was. After a bit of thought, he said, "Harry Hat Niner". "What is his name Titus?" "Harry Hat Niner".

So, a week later, the snake's name is still Harry Hat Niner.