One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others

I just ran across this photo in my archived items and had to share.   April and I took a crocheting class in September of 2011.  (I might have shared this same photo then, but it cracks me up all over again.)  We both had previous crocheting experience, but wanted to take the class as a refresher and specifically to learn how to make granny circles with an outer square.  This photo shows my granny circle on the left and Pril's on the right.  They are supposed to be the same size.  They are not.  Also, you can see the instructor's circle up in the top left of the photo.  Hers looks similar to Pril's.  Mine looks like a monster.  Love it! 

We Heart Books

Behold, our Christmas book loot:

Sam made off with 9 books + a 12 book set of "Bob" books. 
brooke received 6.5 books and Brian received 2.5.  (We are sharing.)
And just last night, the VanBoenings gave Sam one more book that didn't make the picture.
This stack should keep us busy for a while.

Christmas Babe

When I walked in the door, after work, on Sunday evening, I found Sam wrapped in "swaddling cloths." 

Gifts

The Schilowsky's and the Dohmen's (minus Ann) came over for some chili and monkey bread on Monday night.  Each of the girls brought us/Sam a little gift.  Ava brought a book about Pete the Cat who rocks in his school shoes (not to be confused with Peet the Dog who also rocks in his school shoes), Addison brought us a Christmas card that she made and Jenna brought coupons for her babysitting business.  

Sam had a great time listening to Ava read him the book that she brought and then playing with all the girls.  They made a house out of a big cardboard box and the "UPS man" (also known as brooke) brought them a "Cabbage Patch Doll" (also known as Sam) who loved snuggling up with them in their house.  

Words With Jenna

This is how Jenna and I play Scrabble:  we play it the real way (without keeping score) and then she asks me if she can cheat and I tell her no and then I try to make a funny word because I know she will get a kick out of it and then we play some more and then she asks if she can cheat and I say yes and then we give up on the game entirely and just try to use up all of the tiles and make more funny words while we are at it.

Once all of that happens, we end up with words like birthdaysuit, peea, barenaked, gordy, poopgazi and foolc.  Poopgazi is my favorite. 

I like that girl.