Angels

What in the world is there to say? 

 

All I can think of right now is:

 

God bless the people of Newtown, Connecticut.

 

Photo courtesy of CAREing Paws

 

Pastry Chef Tim

I'm the savory "chef" in our house.  Tim is the sweet chef.  He bakes cakes, pies, cookies, breads, etc.  I don't like to make sweets because 1.  you have to very precisely follow instructions and  2.  all that flour is too messy and making a mess makes me nervous.  Here he is making a Chocolate Meringue pie.

 When Tim bakes, stuff flies everywhere.

 Maggie helps with clean up duty.

Saw and I stand by for tasting duty.

If the delicious pie wasn't enough, he went on to make us a batch of Angel Biscuits.  The best EVER!

Swiper

When Sawyer was a toddler, her favorite television show was "Dora the Explorer."  I liked the show because Dora teaches kids words and numbers in English and Spanish. 

One of the characters on the show is Swiper - a fox who sneaks around and tries to steal things from Dora.  (As I type this, I realize the show's concept doesn't sound particulary wholesome but Dora's daily adventures with Swiper are presented in a positive, "good triumphs over evil" kind of way.)

As soon as Swiper is spotted trying to steal something, Dora asks viewers to shout/sing along with her, "Swiper NO SWIPING!"

We have our own version of Swiper.  Perhaps poor Walker knows that better than anyone.

Here's Walker, perched on the edge of his favorite bed with his favorite toy, Squirm the Worm.

As I watched him, he seemed particularly fidgety.  He's put Squirm behind him - sort of like he's protecting it.

I walked over to investigate.  As I came around the coffee table, this is what I saw:

It's Maggie.  I shouldn't have been surprised.  Squirm is Walker's favorite toy.  Squirm is also Maggie's favorite toy.  Walker wasn't fidgeting.  He was on sentry duty.

I walked out of the room to see what would happen.

This is what I found when I came back:



Now Maggie has Squirm.

Behind me, and between whines and sighs, I swear I can hear Walker softly singing, "Swiper NO SWIPING."  Poor Walker.

Special Day for Walker



Happy Second Birthday to You!

Happy Second Birthday to You!

Happy Second Birthday, Little Walker,

Happy Birthday to You!



He doesn't want to wear a birthday hat to celebrate - - - - so I drew one. 

This is as close to birthday silliness as Walker wants to be this year.  I bet he enjoys his special birthday dinner, though.  :)