49/52

We just haven't had the time over the last few months (okay, years) to keep up the blog like we wanted. Although Anders has become more self-sufficient as he outgrew his "Rocket" infant nickname, somehow that has resulted in even less blog time...

Well, here's our attempt to get back into the groove. There are a number of "52 week" project ideas out there: portrait per week, weekly DIY project, etc. We like this blog's take on the 52 project idea: just a post a week with whatever little tidbits are interesting from that particular week. So, we'll give it a try. Perhaps less really is more. (And deadlines help, too.)

We discovered that Anders has two new teeth! He is getting another set of molars on the bottom. My bit of reading online indicates that these teeth are expected around age 6-7, so I guess he is ahead of schedule. Two (out of four) molar points are showing on the right and three on the left.

Anders asked to look at Mack trucks online, and in the process we found CranesEtcTV. This site offers reviews of construction vehicle models delivered in excruciating detail with a bit of British humor. Anders is a big fan and has decided we should watch two reviews a day until Christmas. Seems
ambitious to me.

We had our first snowfall of the year on Monday. Anders was excited to use his vehicles to load and haul snow.

Anders asked for a remote control thresher shark that can slap "real life fish" with its tail. "It's mouth can open and when you open it out of the water, it squirts out water. There are remote control fish that you can take out if its belly. You also open its belly to take the batteries in and out."

Anders has a collection of Hess trucks and frequently puts them in a caravan. This week he had them full of emergency equipment, such as "vaccines, life-saving medicines, spare tires, and cables and hoses that can be used to pump the medicines into the hurt or injured trucks."

Anders often blocks our path around the house and occasionally demands a password (which he luckily supplies). But most often, a hug secures passage.

Anders LOVES turkey and pumpkin pie and can be caught smuggling turkey out of the kitchen.

We have a very unusual wind chill warning for -10 to -30 F. This feels like Montana weather!

Happy week!

- Corinne, Mike, and Anders