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I call this one: Elliott Street Rescue.

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It often seems like each new time we embark on a new project the girls bring to it new skills and abilities. While preparing our sewing project today, Esme took care of all the ironing.

She did a good job and it was very helpful- results that I still haven’t quite gotten used to!

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The kids were fascinated with Deanne and her needle felting skills today at the park. This was only part of the crowd that gathered around her. None of those six children are hers 🙂

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Late night, stealthy, Christmas knitting is some of my very favorite knitting!

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I heard drilling in the hallway and, knowing that my dad was doing some work downstairs, I went into the staircase expecting to see him. Instead, I saw a seven year old in all her power tool glory.

Turns out she was a pretty big help 🙂

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Now showing: The Supersizers Go… Ancient Rome.

This series is terribly fun. A British pair eat their way through England’s food history, one era at a time. Tonight it is Ancient Rome (Garum included!).

You can find both series of the show on Hulu.com.

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After a warm season away, we jumped back into the iciest of winter sports- skating.

Despite stellar achievements during last year’s skating season, our ice time got off to a rocky start. Slips, trips and “I don’t know if I remember how to do this-es’ filled our first fifteen or twenty minutes. They sputtered and started and bit by bit their muscles remembered what to do and as their heads got distracted they forgot to worry.

We’re looking forward to yet another winter of skating fun!

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A sweet, snuggly evening in.

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One of the other moms brought Mancala to the park today. Unfortunately, the little marbles didn’t come along with the game. That didn’t phase Esme, though! She filled the little cups with tiny wood chips from the playground.

When a girl wants to play Mancala, she wants to play Mancala!