Airplanes and Hats

Titus and Brian are working on building this airplane when Isabele takes naps.  Today they got to glue some more.  Now the plane has a propeller, the top wing and the beginning of landing gear.  I think next nap time when Brian's home they are going to paint a bit more.

 

This is the hat that I just finished for Isabele.  This makes hat number 3 in about a week.  I'm satisfied with this one even though I did make a few mistakes.  I like the pattern and will certainly make another one.  Still not sure if I'm going to rip out the ribbed border and do it again or not.  We'll see what I think in a couple days.

 

Here's a closer view of the front basket weave cable.  The back looks just the same.  I'm made this an inch shorter than the pattern calls for and it fits Isabele just fine.  Titus has tried it on, of course and it fits him great too!  The pattern has sized for adults too ... tempting ...

 

And the side view with a twist or 2 stitch cable in the center of each ear-flap.  The pattern calls for a 2 inch pom-pom on the top - not sure if I'm going to add that or not. ... Opinions?

Isabele's New Rocker

 

I found this rocker at "Home Sweet Home" for $15.00!!

It isn't super stable - but I think she will figure it out.

Sanding

 

Titus

Isabele hard at work, complete with jewelry.

Both kids working in the middle of all their toys.

Snow

When we got up this morning we couldn't even tell there was a driveway outside, even though Brian shoveled yesterday and the driveway was just wet. So, out we went, all bundled up. Titus wore his snowsuit and Isabele in her snowpants and boots. Today was the first time that Isabele actually walked in her boots!! It was so nice. She toddled around the driveway and crawled some too. Even played in a pile of snow for a few minutes! Next winter will be so much fun with both of them able to move themselves about in the snow! We got everything shoveled in about 30 minutes and then came in for cinnamon raisin french toast (thanks to $.99 bread at Sherman and Lin's) and hot chocolate.
Brian's putting the new batteries in the truck and then we are off to the YMCA for play group.

I tried a pacifier again with Isabele, hoping she'd sleep better - she's not interested in it at all. Oh well. She did go back to sleep every time she woke up last night and I got 2 sets of 3 hrs of sleep at a time. Not wonderful, but I can make it through a day with that and the sprinkling of other sleep I get in a night.

Matches and Staplers and Vacuum Cleaner Plugs

What a day. To start Isabele decided to be up from 3:30-5:30 and then get up for the day at 6:30. Makes for a very tired mom. But she took a 2 hr nap from 10-12, so I got the ironing done, the laundry well on it's way and some knitting done. Titus decided to wear his pajamas "all day wong". They are inside out as he took them off to use the toilet this morning and didn't want me to fix the PJ's.

Titus, who has been able to light matches on his own for months now, got the little box of matches and the cookie sheet out and was doing his matches upstairs while I switched the laundry in the basement. I came upstairs and Titus told me that the fire got in his mouth. Since there was no crying involved, I think he meant the smoke got in his mouth. So, I showed him, once again a better way to blow out matches. (He breathes in with the match right in front of his mouth, often "blowing" out the match with his inhalation).

A bit later, I found Titus with the staplers, stapling paper. I don't think too much harm can come from that activity. He'll stop pushing before he staples his fingers, I think. If not ...

Then Mr. Titus decided he needed to vacuum up a mess he made in the kitchen. After getting the correct vacuum out for him, I went to the living room to vacuum the rug. Titus has been plugging the vacuum in for months. As I turned on the vacuum I heard Titus scream. A "something is wrong" scream. Brian was home and closer so he picked him up and I went on with the living room. I got done with that and found the boys on the floor in the kitchen with a screwdriver and the plug to the vacuum. Ends up the plug shorted and blew the breaker. They got it fixed and no one was hurt. Titus didn't want to plug the vacuum in after it was fixed. Instead, he told Brian, "Do not turn it on until I go way over there."

Seeing as it is only 2PM, I wonder what the rest of this snowy day will bring.

Titus' new hat

I made this one for Titus off of a pattern I purchased on line. It turned out great!

pretties pictures

Showing me her new pretty.

Reaching for the camera. You can see the blurry bracelet.

Hard to see, but she is wearing the leg warmers that I finished knitting today.
I love the expression here. The hat was her idea.

Titus is sitting on the floor eating pepperonis and watching the birds at the feeder with Havoc.