Little chef

Nick made dessert for us again tonight



Meringue snowmen - yum!

good little puppy

Who doesn't love a little chocolate pudding?

And we wonder why they look tired all the time...

Amy and I went over to Amy's parents' house for dinner this weekend. During the evening, we started talking about how our nephew Soren was going 'camping' at his G-Pa's house and how they were going to set up a tent in the living room. We then remarked about how amazing it was that we hadn't found the boys sleeping in the tent that's been up in their room for months now. Every night we go up and find the boys asleep, under the covers, in their own beds.

Until last night, when we went up to check on them and discovered this:





We have absolutely no idea how they ended up this way. It took a ton of effort to disentangle the two of them and get Timmy back to his own bed, especially since we were stifling laughter the whole time.

Snow!

Some random pictures from playing in the snow...







Note to self: capture Nick smiling by allowing him to pelt me & camera with snowballs

Snow dog

Snow dog from The St Pierre Family on Vimeo.

Best friends

Nick & Fuzzer in the snow from The St Pierre Family on Vimeo.

Tim's turn

So that no one thinks that Tim gets shafted.... (the videos and pictures aren't as plentiful since he still needs more hands on help and its usually just me with him swimming, playing outside, etc....)

Tim's turn from The St Pierre Family on Vimeo.

While Tim was at school....

this is what Nick and I were up to....

Our morning from The St Pierre Family on Vimeo.

Our morning part 2 from The St Pierre Family on Vimeo.

Somethin's cookin'

Our family enjoyed delicious spider cookies for dessert this evening, all made entirely by Nicholas!



He found a recipe that he wanted to try and we got the ingredients we needed at the grocery store this morning. He got his mis-en-place together, followed the recipe step by step and made them all by himself! He did a great job and was VERY proud to deliver the plates to the table after we all finished dinner. :)

How we roll in the winter in Maine...

Yesterday, the buddies and I hung out together while Amy was off at a photo shoot. The weather was simple amazing for this time of year - low 40s and clear blue skies - so we headed outside to enjoy it while it lasted. Of course the buddies promptly decided that it would be the perfect time to ride bikes. The blanket of snow still covering the ground did nothing to dampen their enthusiasm:









They eventually grabbed most of their vehicles, including the Cozy Coupe my Aunt Helen gave us when Nick was little. The amazing thing is that it actually runs on grass:

decorating

They're lucky that I find them so stinkin' cute since this is what I found 20 minutes after they asked to play up in their room during quiet time the other day.




I'm glad that I went up to check on them after 20 minutes since they hadn't finished emptying the dresser yet (although the closet and bookshelf were finished...). Thankfully, we had a birthday party in our plans for the afternoon and I could use it as leverage for cleanup. Despite many protests of "I'm too tired", "it's too much", "this isn't fun", etc., Nick did help me get everything picked up and put away. Phew!

lucky dog

He's really darn lucky that he's cute.... since this is what Greg found out in our front yard last Friday:


including the $65 spare (and now unusable) camera battery:


Evidently, the mailman thought it'd be ok to leave our mail (which, granted did include a medium sized box) in the driveway rather than in the mailbox or on the porch. Not really....

A day late....

and way more than a dollar short....

So, I just realized what the actual date is today (yes, I make it through the entire day not really knowing what day it is....), and that my niece's birthday was in fact yesterday and not today as I had thought. Sigh....

Anyhow, let's just pretend that this post arrived here yesterday :)

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Although we'd love to be there celebrating with her, the Maine St. Pierre contingent sends our most joyful birthday wishes out to a one lucky birthday gal in Shoreline! Happy 3rd birthday Zoe! We really wished that we could have been there with you to celebrate, so we did the next best thing we could think of and made some special birthday cupcakes in your honor :)

Tim donned his apron, ready for the action to begin....


But not before a quick hug for Jake...


A little stirring...


And sifting....


And more stirring...


Pumpkin chocolate chip cupcakes, ready for the oven


Time for the best part: the icing!


And sprinkles!


A special birthday message to Z:

Happy 3 Zoe from The St Pierre Family on Vimeo.

Time for cake!


Yum!