It's not all bad

Athena turned two on February first, earning the right to her very own lunch box. Considering that her first sentence was "I want mine own!" that seemed appropriate. Although she has only read one Dora the Explorer book and never seen a Dora video (that we know of) she recognized the character immediately and fell in love with her new lunch box.

This was the first and only time I put a clip in her hair, but I think it's cute!



Sam turned four and a half on February first, which he is proud to tell anyone who asks. His babysitter Michele gave him this Hot Wheels lunch box, which he uses to store his 30+ Hot Wheels cars. The following weekend he got his own new Power Rangers lunchbox. He has never seen Power Rangers, but seems to know everything about them.


Sam is still crazy about his flourescent striped tights that Santa brought him. So much so, that we got him another pair in a different (flourescent) color. They make him "super fast!"



For Athena's Birthday, I made this fleece blanket to match the one that Sam has on his bed. It is a "no sew" design, which is good because I do not sew. At all. It was fun to pick out the fabric, measure and cut the tassles, and tie them all up. She loves it and looks so adorable snuggled up in it.


As you can see, she still sleeps with her Teletubbies, "Winky" and "Po," who must be wrapped in her "blankie." She has been known to wake up and say, "Where's my Winky? Where's my Po? Where's my Blankie?"