It's rough to wake up from a nice nap.

Stealing Mama's glasses.

Very studious.

Pushing his glasses up his nose like a nerd (/his Mama).

Reading Rosie and Isabel's debut spy novel

Planes, [Choppers], and Automobiles

Reading about the brave firemen.

This guy loves a steering wheel.

"Play Deckan truck"

Bike!

Declan checks over his shoulder before he passes.

Sitting in a swing that was way too big for him (oops).

Very serious about fire trucks.

"Go go sit car."

A trip to the air and space museum!

Loving the choppers.

William tries to figure out how to skip the line to sit in a plane.

Watching the planes land.

Looking for Daddy's car.

Informing us about the bus down on the ground.

More Dispatches from William Land

Chowing down on a cheese bus

Lost in a book

Sitting in a diaper box, reading a Valentine from Aunt Anne

Forbidden activity he nonetheless attempts constantly--"s'eepin" on the coffee table (I know I shouldn't reward that by taking a picture, haha).

Very serious about wanting his breakfast.

Three generations!

Elevation Burger with Declan and Keiranne after a morning of play time.

Taking off his snow boots.

And so proud of himself for doing so!

Monitoring the situation as Daddy puts together furniture.

So proud of himself for working the puzzle.

Talking to Daddy on the phone.

"Helping" me with the groceries.  In the form of walking each bag out of the kitchen to unload in the hallway as I brought them in to the kitchen from the car.

Surprised to find himself stuck in the basket he wedged himself in.

Very studious.

Such a big guy--he sometimes handles his own UVA indoctrination!

He doesn't seem to believe me that this pillow isn't his, and he likes to kick back on it at any opportunity.

Enjoying his reading nook.

Sometimes you've gotta steal Mama's water to make it through a grocery trip.

Indulging in some free samples of cantaloupe (or "Carlo").

I cheated and went back to get him a second sample (who can resist the demand of "Again Carlo!"?)

Looking like a longshoreman in the pirate boots he insisted upon wearing with his overalls.

Taking after his Gam, delighted with his tub of olives from the olive bar.

Requesting that I cut him some more olives and place them on the lid for him to eat.  Obviously.  How silly of me.

Success!

Shubbling

Poor Leonard was covered in snow, but at least he still managed to peek out and see the outside world.

Trapped inside! We couldn't get the front door open.

Exiting through the garage and ready to help Daddy shubble.

One of multiple readings of snow depth.  Over a foot in some places, just under in others.  I think Donald's official call, based on his meteorological expertise, was 12 inches.

William is obviously following behind to do the finer detail work after Daddy's first pass.

Helping by caving in the walls of the channel Daddy had dug.

Taking another measurement.

A little breather.  It's important to take breaks when shubbling.

William explains his vision for snow removal to Daddy.

Counterproductive?

Another rest on a snow bench.

Checking out the snow cul-de-sac

Seems like a good time for another break.