feed the birds, tuppence a bag... sort of

awesome buttons from holly oneill(thank you thank you!)

BEAUTIFUL ugly sweater that it pained me to unravel.

happy birthday!

so today is jackson pollock's birthday and i found this cool link to put you in the jackson pollock spirit:
www.jacksonpollock.org/

happy painting!

and the snow continues to fall...

today we finally have an actual(more than two inches) snowfall! isaac was ecstatic to don his snowpants and boots and eagerly destroyed the peaceful glistening backyard. thankfully it continues to cover even his tracks. i love snow.

a little politics and a little crafting...

so yesterday was the inauguration. adam went into the city with steve and matt and i spent the day with my mother and nonna and my boys unraveling a sweater and taking pictures of the tv(dork... i know) to prevent myself from wanting to go downtown and take pictures of it in the flesh. i think i chose the better vantage point in the end though, as i got to see everything and call the adventurers and update them on what was going on(kennedy/byrd/lateness/"they're getting out of the car early!"/etc.). it was a beautiful inauguration and an inspiring speech. i felt stressed the whole day just praying that nothing bad would happen to ruin it all... and it didn't(thank God) but i'm a pescimist and i know there are bad people out there that would want to do something and i think living in dc(just as i'm sure living in ny or london or anywhere else where there are a lot of vulnerable people would feel) makes me more nervous. ANYWAYS.

love is all we need.

Rhode Island's finest looking pretty fancy

the man of the hour

love.

can you see the people lining the staircase to see the parade?

and yes they even stood on the johns...

this is about 1/100th of the people there

and then the capitol breathed a sigh of relief and went to bed...

bee necklace...
one of about 175 i've made over the past two days. let's just say i get carried away easily.

former ugly 90's jcrew sweater joins the yarn stash

horses with clementine saddles, complements of isaac

boys will be boys

big-E and basil

little fingers

stripey sock day and basil

cat stephens

cookin up some grub

carrying his baby around

the dragging of the feet...

apparently tigers like to give rides to frogs

ta da! i'm so excited about it...

pretending to be daddy

happy 2nd birthday caleb!

teaching ezra to read brown bear

baseball hat for caleb

today is one of those days when i should be getting a, b, and c done and instead i'm taking pictures of the boys and little cute things they do/make. isaac also has a girlfriend over for the day, which basically means i have to be on my toes and not trust them for a minute... two two-year olds can create infinitely more damage that one two-year-old. "okay mommy you relax at your doctors appointment!"(she says as her mom drops her off). at least they make me laugh, and at least there's always mr. roger's neighborhood(mr mcfeely is getting married today) for when it gets too crazy!


i've been making a baby quilt for a friend the past two days based on these cute wall decorations i saw in a magazine that i couldn't not incorporate into something! it's actually kinda relaxing and rewarding knowing this re-purposed flannel will have a soft cheek to soothe come june. i do so love soft cheeks...

as dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly...

julie, caleb, and matt

grammy feeding ezra

isaac wearing emma's headband at the dinner table

one-eyed, love-worn tai shan

watching the singing bears... *shutter*

caleb and grammy

this kid is just bursting with awesomeness

the best of the four that i could get...

ezra watching football with uncle scott

pop and the grandkids(minus ezra) in their hats

oh christmas tree

julie

emma drawing

erin

why do you people insist on dressing me up in ridiculous hats?

well 2009 is off to a blustery start here! thankfully i no longer drive an astro van!
Isaac has also developed an ear/sinus infection which makes the winds even more unwelcomed. We had a wonderful 2nd half of christmas(minus adam not being there) in Charlotte with the Leaches/Askinses/Leaches/Chloe... eating, giving, receiving, lounging, baking, shopping, knitting, watching creepy singing bears, etc. We parted ways well stocked with thoughtfully chosen treasures and have been enjoying them immensely! Thank you all!

I will not be used to writing "09" for at least 2 months...