Gus

Obsessed

April 10, 2013
Obsessed with Drawing

Our little guy Gus has become a bit obsessed with drawing recently. I’m surprised by this because although Finn likes to draw, he was never really into drawing in a non-stop-over-a-period-of-days-with-only-eating-and-sleeping-as-your-only-other-activities sort of a way. I’ve never seen a kid so into something like this, he watches his hand make the marks and he tears through paper like nobody’s business. I guess I’m lucky he’s only drawing on paper, I’ve gone through about a whole ream in the last 2 days. I’m excited to see him so into something, but the insistant need for crayons and paper is getting a litte OOC (aka “out of control”). In other news, it’s snowing, and it’s supposed to keep snowing until there is like a foot of snow. Do you guys know how sad this makes me? It’s soul crushing, and I’m not even being over dramatic about it. I find it hard to have the will to do much of anything on days like today. I’m still sitting in my PJ’s. I probably will switch to leggings (aka day time PJ’s) when it’s time to take Finn to school, but under my jacket will be all jams. I have wool socks on, [...]

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It’s a Snow Day!

March 5, 2013
Snow Day

Yo Buddies! Me and the boys are taking a snow day! Did you know it’s snowed like a foot here in MPLS in the last 24 hours, and it’s still snowing!? Luckily, Finn already had school off for conferences so it’s a win, win, win. It might be one of the last snow days of the season, we gotta enjoy these while we can. See you all tomorrow! Related posts:August (Gus) Jack AllenGus The BusPolar Plunge!It’s Melting!

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Don’t Take My Mullet

February 14, 2013
Gus' Cool Mullet

Gus suffers from the same hair style that his bro did at his age: he keeps it all business in the front, and party in the back. He’s like Joe Dirt. Out in public or hanging with friends, we’ll occasionally get comments on that mullet. Things like “cool hockey hair”, “hey kid, nice beaver paddle”, and “awesome ape drape, little buddy.” That tyte mullet is obviously the first thing total strangers notice about him. Despite all this, I love that little wisp of hair so much. It’s soft and curly, and it’s the last little bit of hair he was born with. You know that those curls will never come back the second I cut them off. Please don’t make me cut the mullet. I love it so! It’s totally obvious that this problem is mine and mine alone. It’s just a sign of me not wanting my baby (and most likely my last baby) to be a kid just yet. That’s normal, right? He may keep this mullet until he’s 40 if I get my way. Related posts:Gus SmilesA Blanket for GusGus the GooseEnd of Summer Kids

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Dyed Valentines for Kids

February 12, 2013
Easy DIY Valentines for Kids

I don’t know about you, but we’ve been working hard on our Valentine’s over at Casa La Allen. It is Finn’s 1st official V-Day at school this year and he is responsible for bringing a Valentine (or as I like to say “Valentimes”) for each one of his classmates. Making Valentines involves a lot of stress and excitement for Finn, because he’s a ball of anxiety just like his mom. He was desperate to learn exactly how we were going to make Valentines for all his buddies having never done it before. Not to worry little man, mom’s got you covered. We have a decent amount of craft and art supplies around our house, and all I knew was that we were going to make these things ourselves, obviously. Finn’s has a limited attention span when it comes to arts and crafts and I wanted him to feel like he contributed to each one of these Valentine’s. So I thought of the easiest thing I could possibly think of; painting coffee filters with water colors. It’s hard to screw this up (even if your 4) and it has a pretty cool tie dyed effect. Gus was even able to help [...]

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SNOW!

December 10, 2012
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Minnesotans like to talk about the weather. When it’s snowy and cold we complain and grumble about it, and when’s it’s unseasonably warm for the entire winter (like it was last year) we feel like we got away with murder but are a little sad that we didn’t get to play in the snow. It’s been almost two years since we got to experience the excitement of a real Minnesota snow storm and we’ve missed it like crazy! Bring it on winter weather! It was forecasted to snow a few inches this weekend starting Saturday night, a few inches turned into over a foot of snow in 24 hours. The fam and I got outside and enjoyed the weather yesterday afternoon. Finn made a snow fort and threw a few snow balls and Gus had his first experience with real snow. We’re so happy that the snow is here to stay, but I give it 6 weeks before I start the countdown to spring. Related posts:I Have A Crush On These Dudes.What a Difference a Year MakesIt’s Melting!It Happened!

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