It has been very cold here as you can see from the ice cube from Duncan's water dish. Don't worry Duncan actually does have fresh water - not just a big ice cube.

Michael is now playing scientist - filling up the beaker.

OK, not as much as water but still fun. These are finger paints but we prefer to use brushes!!

We got a little snow during the night - but we didn't get to play in it since it was rainy all morning, then by the time the rain stopped there wasn't really any snow left to play with - but the bright side - no snow to shovel!!

Michael did some practicing before Easter - we played with food coloring - yellow and blue make green. Hope we get rain soon - Michael is not loving this water shortage at all!!!

Science lesson with Daddy - a bird's nest fell out of the tree and Michael and Daddy are examining it. Hope our bird friends come back in the spring and build an even better nest!!

Money money money!! Someone likes to play with the Monopoly game!! It is actually pretty cool - dino monopoly!!

Here is Michael at the hospital for the sibling tour. He was more interested in the equipment that Daddy was showing him than the actual tour.

Sometimes it is just fun to get into a box!!

Home art class - almost as much fun.

The bext present of all - a box of peanuts!!!! So much fun to play in!!!

Michael singing like they do on Snoopy videos...

Michael and me by the tree.

Here Michael is by the tree after we got home from Mass Christmas Day. Thank you to everyone for all the wonderful Christmas presents!!!

Michael was a little tired on Christmas Eve when after dinner we decided to open a present or two...or maybe he was tired of having to wait so Mom could take a picture??

After a quick trip to the vet for Arby's annual checkup (all is fine) Michael decided he wanted to play with Arby's limo.

This year Michael really liked driving around at night to look at all the decorations. Here is a house that really got into lights...but we weren't able to get a photo of the best house we saw - the lights danced to the music played...pretty but we could only watch it for a song or two - too much blinking!!!!

Last 3 art projects - we decided to take a break from art class - but that doesn't mean we won't use what we learned!! Projects - cat picture, dr stuff (the medical bad and the drawing that was done with something between a syringe and a turkey baster), and dentist stuff (we painted on different sandpaper with a toothbrush).

Grandpa came to NC to visit for the Christmas holiday. Here Grandpa is teaching Michael some old tricks he learned on the streets of NY!! I think Grandpa is saving the shell game for Michael's birthday.