Winter Expressions

Development continues around us as the seasons fall dormant, resting for the spring to come. You continue to amaze me with your growth. You seem to understand your potential and ponder it often.

My philosophies often guide me in an expectation of surge - continuity of forward thrust. Yet you teach me contimplation of something else.

I do not wish to convey that I understand how you are choosing to develop within your own world. I have learned with you and your brothers that there is a cerebral balance to the growth of human conception which can never be explained through one perception. Unfortunately (stated as if there were an alternative) I can only view your growth through the cognition which my imperfect years has created. I look forward to what you will teach me.

Your sociality continues to expand. And you will teach many of the beauty of human interaction. Lucid and empowered; continue to address each day with the expectation of change.

Color and Words

Big advancements recently amidst the many pages of life. Lots of impressive efforts on the coloring books and many impromptu writing efforts. Happy birthday mama - I love copying your artwork.

Watson Come Here

Today the eldest brother dialed abuelita all by himself. Another lesson in numbers in a world full of them. Today you dialed family - tomorrow ....?

Happy Birthday

On the way back to the Falls Church fire house on your very special day. Mama sure did a great job on your aztec temple cake.

Pregnant School Mom

Upon exiting school on Friday, the school boy found it quite easy to find him mother. He ran up to her and exclaimed - "I knew it was you because you were the only fat one out here." Luckily there is only two months of getting fatter before brother number three hits the seen. Of course if our star had his way the new boy would be named Harry Potter. Only one chapter to go on Book Two. We're having a great time reading through it....

Best Man

Before the age of 5 you took the honor of supporting Edgar in his matrimonial endeavours. And smashing you were decked in penguin shoes and suit amidst the high profile of a houston night.

Big hug

Home from a very long day at work, you were kind enough to greet me at the front door with a bear hug like I've not had before. This empowering embrace lasted at least three minutes before we trod on into the house where you kept me warm over cold pizza.

Honk Again

Traffic is certainly not all that it is cracked up to be, even on a fine saturday. Our young sage's advice to a late merge conflict was 'honk again'.

First Call

Two days before we knew, you told mama that she had a baby in her tummy. Still not sure if your female gender prediction is correct. More on that later. Congrats mama.

Snow Patches, Blue Skies

Very happy to say that the new booster seat works nicely for our short jaunts to school. We kicked the crusty snow on the walk up the albemarle hill.

Science Experiment

Floats! -- Lego Motor Boat

Floats! -- Fire Rubber Raft

Floats! -- Rubber Duckies

Floats! -- Sponge

Sinks -- Bolt

Sinks -- Soap - Neutrogena

Floats! -- Soap - Ivory

Sinks -- Screw

Floats! -- Match

Floats and then Sinks!! -- Plastic Tub

Floats! -- Pirate Rubber Duckie

Sinks -- Nail -- Hypothesized correctly by Nico

Floats! -- Lego Piece

Floats! -- Baby Cradle

Floats! -- Wind up Duckie

Floats! -- Megablock

Sinks -- Quarter

Floats! -- Lego Jet Wing

Sinks -- Rhinoceros

Sinks -- Baby Lion

Floats! -- Rubber Ball

Foggy Bells

As brother waits for the doctor to check again the air he breathes, we ventured forth to the Netherlands Carillon amidst the dense December fog. We trusted our ears to prove to us that the mighty birds of the air flew up from Reagan National to destinations unknown. Their jets echoed among the mighty columns of the carillon.

http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/carillon.htm

Activity Scene

...So you want to know what God looks like? Just look at an activity scene. So says the author.

Big Thinking

Last night we walked through alley, passing a workman's bucket truck. An 'electrical truck' as quoted by your parents. Nico corrected us saying it was a phone truck. When asked how this was evident. A finger raised to Verizon sign and a voice indicated that this was the same logo as on mama's cell phone. Very impressive relational database under development here.

Good Question

How are dog paws made?

Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

Questions

How did all the ocean and the sands come to be?

If we had a T-Rex in the house....

We would all get out!

Optimista / Pessimista

A glass with half of contents was identified by Master Nico as half full today.

Garden Days are Here

Just how wet can you get when you take a drink from the garden house. Seems as though today was the optimal day to find out.

There was also a lesson for the adults on the Varnum gardening team. As the eldest Cantrell boy's watering can emptied its precious contents amidst the sprouting grasses and not on the thirsty flowers, we encouraged him to hold the heavy can upright during transit. He gave us a funny look and used his empty hand to cover the end of the spout. Problem solved.

Alp d'arbol

Ginger snaps refuel empty tanks after a journey from the states to the peak of the columns. It is a good friday to pass time with the boys of spring.