Ice Storm 2010

The local weather folks had been predicting this storm since last Monday. Sure enough, it came just when they said it would and it's just as bad as they predicted. The ice is pretty to look at, but some of the trees in our neighborhood probably aren't going to make it. They're losing branches everywhere!

Here are some snaps from inside - we didn't want to go outside because the branches keep falling down and the trees are making ominous creaking noises. Keeping our fingers crossed that we don't lose power!

Click on this one to make it bigger - the chains on the swings are frozen solid!

Teeth!

Colin has gotten a couple of teeth. Actually, he got them while we were on our Disney trip, but because he's the 3rd kid we're just now getting around to blogging about them. Oops. Anyway, he now has a cute TOOTHY grin. What better excuse to fill up the blog with cute baby pics?

Big cheesy smile

Big goofy smile

In addition to his cute smile, Colin's current talents include rolling each way (and all over the floor!) eating baby foods, feeding himself Cheerios, sitting up without falling over, grabbing items that one would swear are out of his reach, and making cute baby noises/songs. He continues to be irresistible to his big sisters, which is not in his best interest because I'm pretty sure one of them is going to squash him with an overzealous hug one day.

Cute baby noise footage:

Claire's favorite cookie

We recently received our annual shipment of hockey pucks - er, I mean - honey cakes from my mother. The recipe for honey cake cookies has been passed down in my dad's family, and I'm told that my great-great aunt used to make them. I'm not entirely sure how long the recipe has been around, but it calls for hartshorn (ammonium bicarbonate), which is an old leavening agent that now requires a trip to a pharmacy. Not just any pharmacy will do; I think it has to do compounding - your usual Walgreens or CVS will not carry this stuff. Anyway, the recipe is OLD and let's just say the cookies are an acquired taste.

I quite like them now but they were certainly not my favorite as a child. Claire, on the other hand, devoured them last year. When they arrived this year I was curious to see if she still liked them. She saw me take them out of the box and immediately started hounding me for one. I stopped her after she had eaten six of them! Looks like I'm going to have to learn how to make these darned things...

Colin's Bath Time

Colin loves his bath time. Especially now that he's graduated to the "big-kid" tub. It was the splashing in the sink infant tub that got out of hand and necessitated the move. As soon as he hits the water he starts flapping and splashing. Enjoy this quick movie Katie made while I was flying last week!