The train

A few weeks ago Odin saw an ad with a gingerbread train kit in it. He really liked it, he liked it so much that we cut the picture out and he has been carrying it around for a few weeks. Yesterday we decided to make one. Going only from the picture, this is what we came up it.





We also made some cookies. Today I wondered why red tastes so bad. I remember it from growing up that red tasted super gross. It hasn't changed a bit. But meringue powder is still oh so lovely.

Shhhhhh.

Don't tell but last night I made THE COOLEST CAPE for his birthday. Trying it on I felt like a superhero. Pics after his birthday (likely in early Jan). But I just had to share. It's black satin with a velcro closure.

11.27.2010

45 minutes later . . . Anyone know where Odin is?



Oh of course, he climbing grandma & Grandpa's laundry chute.

Another trip around the sun

Yesterday was my birthday and Thanksgiving. Full of food, family, snow and more food. Today was no shopping allowed - the order of the day was skiing. And lots of it. After a day of skiing, Odin played King of the Mountain in the parking lot. Then when we returned home, he ran around with the dog until we called him in.

1st Snow!!!

Much news yesterday about a big winter storm. We woke up this morning to see that it was not just talk. Lots of wet heavy beautiful snow. While we were playing outside it sounded like thunder with all the tree branches cracking and breaking.

All the kings horses . . .

And all the kings men can go and help Humpty Dumpty, because this guy doesn't need it. Sorry ill equipped parents with only a cellphone camera. He climbed all the way to the top and was bummed that he couldn't quite reach the rope to ring the bell.

Squeak

Of all the random things I thought might happen today little prepared me for a mouse to jump into the car.
As we were walking out the door this morning Odin wanted to chase some squirrels. Sure have at it. He comes back holding what I thought was a dead mouse. I was sitting in the car with the door open and as he was showing it to me, I realized it was alive as it jumped into the car. Fearing thousands of baby mice overtaking the car, I was pleased to keep my composure. It was hiding under my seat. So I simply moved my seat forward and asked Odin to remove it. He was very gentle (far more that I would have been) removing it from the car and taking it to a tree. I was surprised to see the mouse climb a tree so fast. We watched it for a moment and then I spent the rest of the morning talking about why we could not keep it as a pet.