Soooo.... February, huh. You know, every day I'm thinking of things I want to share with you all. And then I do stuff to keep this family machine thing going and next thing I know it's 10:30 and there's no way my brain is functioning well enough to compose a coherent post. (Actually, a post then might be pretty funny. Or not. Half of my nouns would be "thingy" and most of my children would be "that one kid who did that thing.") But all that goes to say that I often think about all of you family and friends and passing acquaintances who read this blog, and want to share a little bit of our personal 3-ring circus with you, if for no other reason than to make you glad you're living your life and not ours. But it's mostly because we love you all and miss you all and this is our way of bringing you closer.
Group hug.
Okay, bring on the clowns. Gosh, what have we been doing? The biggest two things since the last post were a last-minute trip to California (you better be hearing that in Uncle Arnie's voice -- it's THE only way to say the state's name now, you know) and Birthday Week. Lemme poke around in the pictures and see if there's anything else I missed before we get to the really good stuff.
More pictures of snow? Hmmm... maybe later. :) I know! How about the laundry room on a snow day when friends come to visit!
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| Not pictured are the several pairs of snow pants hanging on the closet doors. |
The National Gallery of Art was hosting an exhibit of Byzantine art until last month. Because we are us, we waited until one of the last few days to go before it moved on. I confess I wasn't able to pay attention to very much of it, since someone thought it would be a good idea to take the whole family and some of the family just aren't into ancient Byzantine art.
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| The fountain was the favorite part of the museum for certain family members. |
I think in order to get the job of museum guard you have to prove that you hate people and assume that everyone who comes to appreciate the art is really an art thief or vandal. Sheesh.
In between boy-wrangling, I was struck once again with how much human emotion is often written into an icon. The Virgin Hodegetria was especially moving. The image doesn't nearly do it justice; it's much more vibrant and beautiful in real life.
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Sometimes after Andy eats, its just easier to give him a bath than try to clean him off with a little washcloth.
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| heyyyyyyy... |
Andy has also discovered the toddler camera face.
Andy's chosen bedtime reading? "Great Issues in American History: From the Revolution to the Civil War, 1765-1865."
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| Wow, these Lincoln-Douglas debates are fascinating! |
This was probably the most awesome double rainbow I have ever seen. It was HUGE -- it stretched across half the sky and couldn't fit into one shot.
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| "When the bow is in the clouds, I will look upon it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth." -- Gen. 9:16. |
Finally, a preview of things to come: a St. Patrick's Day sketch prepared by the girls! (once I figure out how to edit video on this here new-fangled compooter thingy)
