February Words

Here on the westerly side of London we find ourselves enjoying another snow day.  It hasn't been a particularly snowy or cold winter, in fact it's been quite warm, but the kids have had enough unexpected days off school to satisfy them - well, the older two are happy about it.  It seems most snow days have landed on a Tuesday or Thursday, and Nate is not quite as pleased to miss a day of Kindergarten.  Stephen enjoys having his brothers home to play with! 
I don't find myself sitting here at the computer very often and thought I would take an opportunity to write an update.  Truth be told, it's only because I've run out of thread and my rotary cutter is dull - otherwise I would be working on my latest sewing project.  I've been working on a new quilt for our bed, as our wedding quilt from Mom VD is getting somewhat threadbare.  I'm really happy with how it is turning out and looking forward to seeing it in our room.  In October perhaps.  It will take me a while!
The kids are scattered over the house and quietly occupied with different things.  Peter is humming and whistling at the Lego table.  Whistling is a new thing for him, and ever since he learned a few weeks ago, he's been whistling all. day. long.  It makes me think of the song from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, "Whistle While You Work" and I like to think that music spills out from joy in the heart.
Aaron is upstairs in the living room reading a Hardy Boys book.  He is devouring books, both out of a true enjoyment for the written word as well as the competition of logging the books they've read at school. 
Nate is working on a colouring page at the kitchen table and probably by now has a pair of scissors and is cutting little bits of paper for some craft idea or another.  The world of words is opening up to him now too, and it is really fun to watch that unfold.  He recognizes words on signs or in books and he sounds things out, and I think he is eager to be able to do what his older brothers can do. 
Stephen is playing with Duplo in the rec room and singing all kinds of randomness to himself.  He's happy to have some playmates at home today, although most days he is pretty content to play by himself lining up the dinky cars or setting out train tracks.  His talking is developing all the time, and though I can understand a lot more of his speech than the typical adult, he is able to communicate well.  He still naps in the afternoon for a while although he is convinced that he doesn't need it.  I am not so convinced, so the naps still happen. 
All four of the boys have taken an interest in the previous three blog books that I have published.  They love to see pictures of themselves when they were younger - Stephen is often quite miffed that he isn't in the earlier books - and Peter and Aaron have been getting a laugh out of some of the stories in there.  It reminds me of the importance of documenting things - well, maybe not the importance of it because if I were never to update the blog and if our family history wasn't written down I think the world would keep on turning.  But it's good to see it's appreciated by more than just me.

The post above was written about two months ago and is unfinished.  With no more ado, I will post it.