Lately, here at our house

 Crafts for mama bear.

Sawyer has taken to packing "bags" for himself.

He dumps out a bunch of toys, selects bit and bobs from among his favorites,

then sticks them in something-anything really- and carries them around the house.

Lou is resting up and working on her physique (those arms! squish squish!).
Also, faces. She has some great signature looks.

Doug came to town! Only for a few hours on a layover, but it pretty much

made my Minnesota life.

Jeff bought me a new car! AHHH! I feel like one super cool

mom in our big "family car." Thank you Jeff for not making me

roll around in a minivan! This SUV is one foxy lady and I call her Pepper.

We got Sawyer a job. Just kidding! But when we took Pepper out for a jaunt in the city

we got a nail in one of our tires. Major bummer. Luckily, in-laws to the rescue! 

Allison and Bob picked us up and let us camp out in their office until the tire was patched.

This is how we pretend like it's summer, when it's very much not summer. 

We put on sunglasses, coats, and crank the heat in the car while 

listening to country. 

Hey, we do what we must to survive the tundra.

Sawyer moved into a toddler bed and did great!.... For a week. Then he discovered

life without crib rails and tore his room apart, climbed up on his dresser, 

ate wall decorations (don't ask, I'm hoping it's a weird, two-year old pica phase)

and basically drove me nuts.

So I exiled him to his old pack and play and only allowed him to

sleep with a few toys-the deepest cut of all.

He LOVES cramming everyone into his bed, and knows when 

any one of those fluffy toys or blankets is missing. Thankfully, a few days in confinement seemed 

to cure his rowdy nap time activities and he's back in his big boy bed.

As mentioned previously, some weird eating habits are emerging around here.

Sawyer will take his jar of pickles in bed, thank you very much.

And Elouise prefers gnawing on human flesh to virtually every teething toy on the market,

including our dearly beloved Sophie.