a glimpse into a quiet weekend

The cold weather has activated our hibernation mode.

We made a conscious effort to enjoy a slow, tech-free weekend in the comfort of our warm home.

With that came...

Letter lessons

Playing every board game we own. At least five times each.

Creativity.

And an inordinate amount of dollhouse role playing. 

Which included yours truly playing the part of "Mrs. Squirrel" for the better part of the weekend, though I quickly learned how to use this to my advantage (more to come).

Here's a peek into a boy's dollhouse. Broken furniture, disheveled rooms and babies in drawers.

I tried my hardest to keep the computer off and the phone tucked away, but broke down Saturday night after an incessant amount of Avery begging to watch the "funny pictures" on my phone. Since he had been a good boy, I caved. He's referring to Escape Club's "Wild Wild West" video, which has become his new favorite. It's currently playing over and over in my head - ugh. I made the mistake of showing it to him after playing with the reflection screen in the Mac photobooth – you guys know what I'm talking about right?

I remember seeing that video in the sixth grade and thinking it was the most innovative concept ever (I also remember it as a little more innocent). There was a mirror mounted in our elementary school bathroom where if you turned the corner and positioned yourself at just the right angle, you could mimic the reflections in the video. We thought we were brilliant.

It's funny how music affects someone at the receptive age of 11 or 12. It was the time when we started putting great importance on the music we listened to wrapped into our identity. I can't tell you any of the song titles to the albums I currently have on rotation on my iPod, but I can probably sing every lyric to the INXS Kick album if you were to ask. For reals.