The Schweitzers

Too much love

I just overheard, "Alex, even when you're a big boy you'll still be my precious little baby." And then, when he leaped into her arms for a hug, Ruby said, "I will surround you like a blanket of love." Does it get any sweeter than that?

Boston - a blast from the past

 Here's Jon feeding Mr. Mallard and Mrs. Mallard in the Boston Public Garden. You're not really supposed to do that. Oops. I can not find our copy of Make Way for Ducklings anywhere. Ruby really wants to read it to Alex. We might have to go to the library... and pay our fines. :(

So, instead, on tap for school for tomorrow is Paul Revere's Ride by Longfellow. Here's a picture of the famous "one if by sea" lantern.

Train Table

After the sad realization that the train table we ordered Alex for Christmas was totally lame and too small to fit a figure-8's worth of track, Jon took it upon himself to build a new one. As you can tell, Alex is pleased with the results.

Sassing me silently

We've taken outsmarting mom to a new level.

This evening, while I was explaining something to Ruby, she began making an odd gesture with her hand, over and over. Distracted, I said, "what are you doing?" She replied, matter of factly, "I'm saying, 'I know, I know' over and over in sign language." I suppose that's less annoying than saying it out loud, but really, who would have thought?

Apparently they learned to sign Jesus Loves Me (this "I know") in Sunday School. I'm sure her teacher didn't foresee the smart-aleck use.