Amazed.

There were a couple of times this past weekend where I had "a moment"  -- when did my kids start growing up?  When did they get so smart?!

Seth was curious about volcanoes, so Jeff and I were discussing how volcanoes are formed, what a dormant volcano means, tectonic plates, the Hawaiian Volcanoes and Mauna Kea (you know normal stuff for a four year old, right?)

Moment 1)
So Levi pipes in, and starts explaining to us about Venus that it is the hottest planet and has a lot of volcanoes.

yes Levi, yes it does.

Moment 2)
Seth is playing trivial pursuit ... he was on grandpa's team.  At first I'm sure it wasn't thought that he would be like an equal contributor ... until

Q. Where are a cricket's ears found?
Seth.  "On their legs!"

Q.  What character was Templeton in Charlotte's Web
Seth.  "The mouse!"

Q.  What city has the most taxis in the world?
Seth.  "New York City!"

... you get the idea.

Thank You

Thank you Seth and Levi for once again making us smile:

 I love that Levi is sleeping on Seth, that Seth decided to sleep without his shirt on and that they're sleeping on the floor...

The Snowy Day

I loathe snow... It makes me feel claustrophobic, I'm trapped in my house and it's cold ... and I have to pay for heating..  But when I see my kids play in it, I don't mind it so much anymore.