Meg and Zach show off their fort

Meg and Zach show off their fort, originally uploaded by cpmclean.

As the temperatures go sub zero the kids had fun building a fort inside.

Future Chess Master?

Both Meg and Zach have really gotten into chess. Almost every night Zach wants to be a game night and his game of choice is chess. He knows all the pieces and can set up the board. He is usually god for the first 5-10 moves, but then his attention starts to taper off.

We have been using a game called "No Stress Chess" where game play is more like a card game. You flip over cards which have a picture of a piece and how it moves. It helps a child start to understand how the pieces move. Zach is getting good at this game. He even beat dad last night!

Yuck Zach!

You gotta love little boys. We took a trip downtown this weekend to explore and to let the kids pay in crown fountain.

Zach had fun playing in the water.

Zach had fun splashing in the water.

Zach had fun stomping in the water.

Then Zach drank that water... yuck!

Mr. Stud Muffin

This weekend we did some playing in the sprinkler to beat the heat. Zach was happy because it gave him a chance to show off the guns.

From the Archives

I have made this my computer desktop now because I just love this picture. It captures one of those gleeful moments that it seems like like only a child can have. I remember the day well. We were going to the opening football game for Purdue's 2004 season. The various spirit stores around the stadium were competing for customers. Follet's had this inflatable obstical course that Meg took to right away. She had to of run through it 100 times!