Buzz buzz buzz...

Spring is springing!



We have been busy bees lately. With the impending birth of our daughter some time in the next two weeks (holy bazonks!) we have been doing what we can to get the house ready for mayhem and family fun.

We finished the playroom wall:


And started a lego wall in the entry hall:




(Cole helped)



And since we decided to turn the guest bedroom into the Girl's room instead of letting her sleep in a drawer somewhere, we got her room together too:



What says baby girl like disco balls?


In other news, we went to our friends Paolo and Fernanda's baby shower! They are expecting a little girl at right around the same time we are. It's going to be rad having some nearby siblings of the same age!


They had awesome food


And Cole's friend Ryan taught him some modeling poses:


Cole didn't really get it, but he has been trying his best:



In an unrelated note, Cole really likes school busses.


And he doesn't really fit in his penguin hat anymore.


So he's been trying other hats on for size:


His favorite new thing though, is BASKETBALL!! He loves watching it on TV, and watching the kids at school play in the gym, and he loves slam dunks. Who doesn't?




Oh, and finally -- the other day I tickled Cole and he giggled.



Cole loves Kate. How could he not? She's awesome and fun.


I just realized that Cole is wearing the same frigg'n rocketship footie pajamas in every shot for the past two months. Is that a coincidence? Or does he wear those same pajamas every day? That is a mystery that Kate and I will have to figure out. We'll get back to you.

Thumbs up for that.

We painted some paint.

We went to this place called Terrene nearby to get some non-toxic low VOC paint for two reasons. One, nobody likes to breathe poison, and two, we can't open the windows to air the joint out because BRRRR!!! See one.

We started thinking about painting the play room and could only come up with one good influence:



I know it's silly, but it's a PLAY room! So, silly it is. (Silly and awesome.)





Yeah, that works!! And it looks even more fun when applied to a wall in the play room.



Little green would be proud. This is only phase 1 of 2 though; next up will be a giant posterized photo converted to vinyl line art and applied to the green wall. The subject of the photo will be VTEC powered. I know that doesn't mean anything to some of you, so I'll just say more plainly that it'll be the green mini.

And we didn't stop there! We also got some color for the living room. We were looking for something subtle, just to give the room a little depth. Like maybe you wouldn't notice unless you were looking real hard.



I guess we ended up with something different, but I like it. Those flowers are these cool three dimensional things that Kate found on "the internet." They have tacks on their backs and you just jam them right into the wall. Sweet!

Painting is easy, but one thing that I actually am quite proud of is that I freehanded all the edges for both rooms. No more tape! I learned the hard way that taping edges on crater surfaced plaster doesn't really give you the hard edged look we crave.

This is what Cole's hair did when he saw the green wall:



OH, and last but not least, we finally completed the basement metamorphosis from earth spilling wall hole to luxurious laundry nook. Check it:



We are thrilled that no families of hibernating badgers were displaced during the construction.

I think that's all for now. I'm going to go eat some brownies that Kate made, because it's Monday night.

It keeps snowing! Cold, fluffy, pretty, icy, piles!

Hey Cole! Ready to go out in the snow?



... I guess ... so .. ..

*Trudge*



What do you think?



I think it's super rad!! What is this stuff? It seems familiar, but somehow strange. I must remove my mittens to explore it properly.





Verdict: It is weird.

I will help daddy with this thingie.



What gives! The landscape seems to have changed around here. I don't remember this mountain.





But I like what they've done with the place. I'm glad mommy is prepared for any encounters with Wolves or Ogres. RAWR!



How can it be so soft and fluffy, and so pointy at the same time? The world is a crazy place.



-- Cole

So yeah. It's wicked snowy out. But that hasn't stopped us from going out and doing rad stuff! Yesterday we went out to the Charles River Museum of Industry in Waltham.



It was pretty cool! It's a small museum with lots of things that are toddler friendly. Cole could just walk up to most things and climb on them, grab them, or poke them.







Or drip snot on them. Tis the season!



The array of crazy complex old school beautiful machines was staggering.







And the old wonderful signage was spectacular.







They even had a hand made wooden machine. I think this one was built in 1835. Maybe 1935.



Cool.

More snow is due in the next couple days, and we look forward to whatever adventures lie ahead for the rest of the winter. Laters!