Tape Measures, Snow, and Football!

Benjamin helping Greg measure the wall. He LOVES the tape measure. We need to find a smaller one for him. This one weighs a ton!

More measuring.

Playing in the snow.

And our good Colts fans on Game Day.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel

Last week, Greg won tickets to see Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel on the radio (by identifying three songs from 1991, which happens to be while we were in middle school and glued to the radio). It came with two movie tickets (each ticket was good for two tickets) and the CD of songs from the movie. We decided to take Jacob's cousin, Brianna. They adore each other, but are complete opposites.

Earlier in the week Jacob called Brianna to talk about going to the movie. We overheard things like, "Well, you're going to go with us. Yeah, I think we'll just head downtown." "No! It's just you, me, my mom, and my dad." (pause) "NO! Just four of us! There are two tickets and they cost two people each! NO! You, me, my mom, and my dad. Listen to me!" And then after Brianna apparently kept saying it wasn't fair if William (her brother) couldn't go, Jacob said, "I'll tell you what's not fair!" (in exactly the tone a parent would use... or, like in "I'll give you a reason to cry..." which we would never use, by the way) And then continued... "Not fair would be if we're the same age and you got more food!" All in a very heated way. Funny boy.

So today was the day. We traded kids for a while. Benjamin went to Aunt Jeanne and Uncle Steve's to play for a while and Brianna came with us.

Entering the mall...

Posing in the mall.

Eating at Red Robin.

Caught! With peanut butter and jelly!

And in front of the theater.

On the way home, we suggested that they do something other scream in loud, high-pitched tones for fun. I suggested maybe singing. Brianna said, "Okay" and immediately started making up her own song with all sorts of nonsense words and saying things that didn't make any sense at all. It was hilarious! When she finished, she told Jacob it was his turn.

Jake: Well, first I'm going to think.

Brianna: What?

Jake: I'm going to think about my song.

(waiting)

Brianna: Just sing! What are you waiting for? Just do it!

Jake: I'm still thinking! I wrote it down once in the morning, and I'm trying to remember what it was!

Brianna: I have another one! (starts singing)

Jake: I can't hear! Can you just be quiet so I can think?

He was laughing, though, as she was singing her silly songs. They're so funny together! They drive each other crazy because they're so different, but they are like little magnets whenever we get together.

Frog Socks and Watercoloring

Benjamin loves his animal socks. We picked up frog, bear, and dog socks at Meijer when he was little (they're 6-12 months), and he has loved them since the day we bought them. He still wears them pretty often!

The kids did some watercoloring over the weekend. They had a great time!