stormy day

today was a stormy day.  we've had several of those recently--sweet reminders that spring is on the way.  we've been tempted by a few trips to the park in between storms.  now isaac is big enough to hold nala's leash as he rides in the stroller and ada is big enough to slide by herself!  last spring she couldn't even sit up and now she can almost keep up with her brother.

 ada also likes to slide with daddio.

 isaac loves the sand.  ada puts it in her mouth.  

confined to our basement yet again, we decided to build a tent today.  when we were playing charades, isaac told ada he wanted her to be a hamster, and so we decided to get our tunnels out so that she could practice her hamster skills.  she rocked the tunnels.  i, however, was shocked that it was so hard to put together a playhouse without directions (where's jeremy when i need him?  he can put together that playhouse in the dark).  in order to prevent myself from blowing up, i abandoned the playhouse project and the dome tent became our focus.  isaac helped me while ada, bless her heart, entertained herself and her baby doll (which she cradles like a cell phone she's talking on).  success!  just enough for a hot dog picnic and several moments of tunneling hamster fun (the tent connects to the tunnels).

we also did some arts and crafts.  recently isaac has called any sort of crafty time "making valentines."  in his defense, we made lots of them last month.  today isaac decided he wanted to draw a heart, a rain cloud, an umbrella, and his hands.  we drew with glue and then put beans (the same ones that we used for gravel for isaac's trucks a few weeks ago) into the glue.  isaac did an awesome job.

ada tried to make a butterfly, but everything ends up in her mouth right now.  you know what they say about people who ate glue when they were little.  we had to redirect.

i'm ready for daddy to get home.  i miss him.