Winter Fun

Tonight my (three) boys assembled a gingerbread train, complete with frosting and candy. They had a lot of fun eating and decorating. Thank you Target for placing these things at a child's eye level. Calder drove a hard bargain in order to get that item home. Another shopper who overheard our conversation concerning the gingerbread project noted with a big smile: "He's going to grow up to be a lawyer someday!" Ha ha. That just warms my heart.

And for a couple days earlier in the week (when it was not almost 70 degrees--yes, you Northern readers, weep) we had a fire lit. The boys love to eat before the fireplace and cozy up to some books there too. Zola thankfully did not get too close to the fireplace. She generally preferred to play with the log detritus strewn about the hearth (our log toting boys are messy), because if you're not risking a splinter, you're not having fun.