The chickens are baaaaaaaaaack!

First time since winter started that we got 4 eggs from our 4 pet chickens in a day!

Look at this!

My trick tongue

Koh: All my fans know I have a trick tongue.  If you've read my tongue trick posts you know I can make it dance and curl and 'cause it's big I can catch more snow than Abe.   Today after breakfast the whole family tried this one:  who can touch their nose with their tongue? 

Guess who was the only one who could do this tongue trick?

See . . . we ARE angels!

Mom and Dad say we aren't always angels.   What does that mean, anyway?   We went outside and showed 'em today after the beautiful snowfall.  SEE MOM!   WE ARE ANGELS!

Tricycle antics . . watch out, here I come!

Abe: Our favorite bike riding is steep and fast using our driveway as the launching ramp.  Check me out:

Dad, it's Quinoa not Couscous

Koh: Dad served us leftovers tonight while Mom was out, and sometimes I think he doesn't even know what he's putting on the table.   For example tonight he put out re-warmed quinoa (keen'wah) and asked me if I liked this couscous.   I told him quickly "Dad, it's quinoa, not couscous."   I mean come ooooooooon Dad, EVERYONE knows the difference between quinoa and couscous.   (Dad's editorial: I was at least 40 before I learned of either of these grains, and now I have a 4-yr old smart-ass correcting me?)

Twins, but not alike

Abe: Koh is a real picky eater and I'm not.  Take kiwis, for example.  He won't eat 'em unless they're peeled and sliced.   For me, I LOVE kiwis any way I can get 'em.

Just hand it to me . . . I eat it whole, just like an apple!   That fuzzy skin feels nice in my mouth!   Dad taught me that trick.

Indoor overnight camping

Koh: We miss camping so I've been sleeping on the floor on occasion lately.   I just quietly crawl out after mom and dad leave.   Abe liked the idea, so last night he did the same thing and even built a tent to protect us.    We slept like this all night!

Look here to see what daddy saw when he came to visit before he went to bed...

Rainy days mean MUDDY FUN

Abe: We like mud and sticks and dirty fingers and everything else, too.  Daddy took us for a Sunday stroll today but we stopped and built this mud pond instead, then played in the sewer drains 'cause there was a waterfall in every one.   Dad said we had to move when cars came so they wouldn't run us over.

Birthday #4

Abe: We grew up today 'cause we're four and we don't do booster seats and baby forks and diapers anymore.   Well, Koh does diapers ...but I don't. 

We even carry our empty food dishes back to the kitchen now.   Watch me and Koh blow out our cake with all those hot candles.

Happy New Year 2011 !

Koh: We got invited to stay at Andrea & Reed's cabin on Mt Hood this weekend and we did some fun things, plus some ZANY stuff like we never did before.   Like MAKING YELLOW SNOW, and snowball dunking in the hot tub, and STAIR SLEDDING in the cabin (that one hurt Abe and scared me, so we stopped), and snowshoeing.

We played with a 4000-PIECE LEGO SET and ate a CORN DOG.   We both SLEPT IN TOP BUNKS, which was really fun especially since we didn't fall out.   And look here, we hiked in an ancient forest and walked inside a HUMONGOUS TREE.

Christmas 2010

Koh - I like trucks.  If I get a truck for Christmas I'm really happy.  Guess what? Santa brought me and Abe a WHOLE BOX of trucks.  Boy did I like that!  
 
Abe - Nana Jo and Aunt Susan got me a new tree ornament to replace the broken one that made me cry.  Check out how excited I was when I saw that one.

Click here to see 25 pics and two movies of our day with Grandma Jan, Angela, Torrey and mom and dad, too. 

Twas the Night Before Christmas, and Abe was still stirring

This 80-second video reveals Abe's question "How does Santa do it...?" captured from Dad's reading chair a few minutes before he fell asleep tonight.  Click here.

Where are you Santa?

Abe - We're looking for you, Santa.  Are you in here?

Koh - I hauled the tree this year

Koh - I was the tough hard worker this year when we went to get our Christmas tree from the wilds on Mt Hood last week.  I had my tongue out most of this trip.  Check me out in this video.

Love letter from Koh to Abe

Note from Dad: Koh has always been quick to share, especially when his favorite brother is under duress.  Here's a great example, a story told by this short dark video.  Pay close attention to see Abe's treasure that broke when it hit the floor and what Koh offered to help make it better.  Nothing staged here, it's the real deal I happened to catch.  Careful ...you may cry like little sad Abraham.

Click here for a 36-second love story video.