Isaac Can Tell Time

Isaac can tell time!  He may not be able to talk but he certainly knows how to tell time.  When the sun starts to set, as night time falls, Isaac expects papa to be home.  Seriously, as soon as it starts to get dark Isaac runs to the back door to the garage and yells, "Pa! Pa!".

It's the cutest thing ever.

The Price of Silence

While working in the kitchen this evening I had a moment of awareness where the house was very quiet.  I stopped what I was doing to look over at Isaac to see what he was into.  He was very quiet....too quiet....

Someone got into the bag of sharpie pens on the desk that I pulled out earlier and forgot to put them out of his reach.  He, however, didn't seem to mind my little mishap.  He found the bag of colorful pens to be a great deal of fun!

It's amazing how quickly mischief can occur.  Bath time should be very interesting this evening!

Merry Christmas House!

The plumber came and the short version of the story is the 13 year old water tank had seen better days.  Apparently the average life is 10 years.  We knew when we moved in to the house this was an item on the short list that might have to be replaced so it was a big shock.  It just wasn't a planned expense right before the holidays. 

The installation only took a couple of hours and oh my......what a difference!  The water warms up so much quicker.  Hopefully we can make this one last another 15 years since its more energy efficient.  :)

Breakfast Helper

Isaac and I have been two peas in a pod lately with his congestion and runny nose and my bronchitis.  Despite feeling awful it was a morning fit for pancakes.

Isaac wanted to get in on the action and check out what was going on.  He's an excellent kitchen helper and I hope to expose him as much as possible.

As our day progressed I noticed there was something funny going on with our water.  It was taking a super long time for the water to get warm.  I did't think much about it during the day since I didn't have laundry to do and didn't need to run the dishwasher. However, bath time was a different story.  Isaac had pancake syrup in his hair or else we would have skipped it.  The water never really got warm.  Isaac tolerated the water until it was time to wash his hair and then he screamed!  The water was cold and he was not happy.  It was a speedy bath and as soon as he was in bed I let Frazer know what was going on since he was still in Brazil and I called the plumber.  Gotta have hot water!

Holiday Shopping

We ventured out today in search of holiday lights to decorate the house.  Isaac had a great time riding in style of papa's shoulders!

Much to our surprise though the shopping trip was a bust.  We were informed by a sales associate the majority of all outdoor holiday lights were cleared out the day after Thanksgiving and they wouldn't be getting any more in.  We were both shocked.  Guess we'll have to plan better next year!