The cutest cowpoke...

Clayton and Gwen like to play a pretend game amongst themselves. Gwen is the princess and Clayton is the superhero. It truly is the cutest thing to hear them calling each other 'princess' and 'superhero'! Well, about 2 weeks ago when we were driving to Manhattan to pick up Case from school, we drove through a cattle drive on the road. The way to school was quick, the kids were enthralled with the cattle so close to the car and the 3 cowboys driving them. The way home was another story...we had a very leasurely drive through the herd. Clayton got to observe the cowboys and apparently they left quite the impression. The next morning I woke up to this...

I decided to help him out a bit and added the holster and bandana...

In the two weeks since, when he wakes up, he gets dressed and immediately puts on all his accessories and wears them EVERYWHERE...even Costco...

I mean, really, can this kid get any cuter? Because of the daily occurance of the cowboy-ness, I tend to forget he is wearing it...until people comment about it! You should see the smiles he gets...everywhere he goes! It kind of reminds me of being in Italy! People LOVE it...especially the men...maybe it just brings them back to the good ole days! I don't know, but Clayton sure does love it!

Well, spring has finally sprung here! My tulips are growing in force and they are starting to look fantastic! I love bulbs! So much bang for your buck...and so little work! Plant in the fall and forget...then you get the most fantastic spring show!

I hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday!
Ciao a tutti!

February...

We are already in the middle of February! When did that happen? This is the first time January and February are passing without much notice for me...usually those cold, winter months short on sunshine drag endlessly by...not so this year! I can't seem to keep up with life whizzing by me! I guess I can chalk it up to Case being in school...I am constantly surprised how much that changes things!

Clayton and I have been working on his ABC book...each week we pick a different letter to learn about...what it sounds like and how to write it...then we do some schoolwork, I try to come up with fun crafts and foods to eat to go along with our letter. Here is Clayton hard at work on the letter G...

Gwen is growing up into a fine 2.5 year 0ld...with an independent streak a mile wide!!! She is totally into the color pink (or 'peent' as she says it)...I am convinced if you gave her pink castor oil she would gladly take it! She is loving princesses, her jewelry, and her new found friend, Olivia...

She is also loving books...

This big guy is getting so big...I am so proud of the young man he is growing into. His newest achievement is learning how to read. He is super smart and he is blowing me away with how many words he is remembering and already knows! Even all the crazy vowel rules that only work on some words he is plowing thru like a champ! He keeps losing teeth by the bucket load and the tooth fairy just may start living in our spare room...

Tobin is well, work is a bit slow...being winter and all. I am working on a number of projects (of course...that would be why time flies by!)...I guess the most time consuming and pleasurable for me is an internet scrapbooking class that I am taking. I make one scrapbook layout a day, every day for the month of February. I took this class in October and completed about half of my Italy scrapbook...if all goes well, I just might finish it by the end of the month! That would be awesome!

Well, I hope you have a warm and fabulous Wednesday!

Ciao a tutti!