Playing Blogger Catch Up! Part IV

After our birthday supper with Oma on Saturday we had a wild and crazy Sunday.  And Sunday's are supposed to be a day of rest!

We started off with a movie.  That's right, the Bubs first movie in a movie theater.  This was big and he was great!  We were worried he would be too squirley but other than switching seats a few times he really did well.  What movie you ask?  Gnomeo & Juliet

 When we were done there we hit the pet store and book store for some browsing before heading home for the snow gear.  We thought it may be the last snow of the season and we didn't want to miss it.

Here he is trying out some new boots we got from friends.  Looks good huh?

It was well worth it though!  Look at those mountains!!!

Playing Blogger Catch Up! Part III

Happy Birthday Oma!

We never did get a picture of the birthday girl but we spent a leisurely three hours at Purple Cafe because this little guy was an angel!  We had a couple of people comment on how good he was and I have to agree.  He was patient, sat at the table, visited with people, whistled, sang songs, ate calamari, and was just an all around gem.  I love this kid so much!  How did we get so lucky!?!?!

Playing Blogger Catch Up! Part II

We got some new chicks in the hood this week.  These lovely ladies met us at the mailbox and while Bubba loved them he also feared them.  He backed his way in circles around me while they followed suit clucking and cooing at him.  It was hilarious!!! 

I really want chickens too!  I want them in our back yard and I want them to get to go on outings like these ladies!

Playing Blogger Catch Up! Part I

I had several days last week where I couldn't upload any pictures and it got me all off my game.  We're back in business now and I have some catching up to do!  OK, so I could upload them on Sunday but we've been busy.

Going back to Valentines Day...

The Bubs got to start using sharp instruments in the kitchen

He also got his first Cadbury Creme Egg from Dada

And we made Sweetie Pies from Our Best Bites

Our mantle with all of the adorable little Valentine's

 

The Sweetie Pie filling was really good but the store bought crust wasn't.  I knew there was a reason I've only ever made a pie with Martha Stewart's Perfect Pie Crust.  It's perfect.  We will be making these again though!

A Sunny Evening @ the Park

   

Laundry Basket Ball

Today was laundry day and when I say laundry day, that means a day full of washing everything from the bedding, to the couch blankets, to the ottoman cover, to the rugs.  On top of that you can add several new shirts that had to be soaked in vinegar (yes, I'm old fashioned) and 4-5 regular loads of the everyday stuff. 

It's hard here with the two cats, a husband with cat allergies, and a 3 year old to keep laundry up on a regular basis so I've just resorted to one day every other week where I tackle it all and that was today.  What made today different though was an email I received yesterday with a section in it about the 5 best non-toys in your house.  One of those was the laundry basket, and one of the suggestions was to roll up socks and play basketball with it.  I was not prepared for what a big hit this was going to be.  At first I only rolled up 3 of Daddy's clean socks but by the end we were set up with five socks, an additional bucket to hold them until it was their turn, and the laundry basket hoop was perched on a chair. 

The game has been going off and on since 9 this morning and he hasn't tired of it yet.  I wasn't allowed to unroll the socks to put them away and I haven't gotten my one, single laundry basket back.  It's worth it though since usually there is at least one quarreling session on laundry day about no knocking my folded pile down.

On a side note - have you ever noticed how closely the words 'bucket' and 'basket' are spelled as well as how similar their function?  I never had until writing this.  Now to look up the origin of the words.....

Happy Love Day!

Here's a wrap up of what's happened so far.  On Saturday morning we made Valentine's for all of our friends at school.  We pulled out the stamps, embossing powder and embossing gun which was his favorite job to do.  Between burnt Valentine's and burnt fingers (mine) we did alright.  No serious injuries and he was happy!

Then yesterday we went to Nana's for a Valentine's breakfast with the entire family and the Grandma In-laws as well.  And Annie too for good measure.  We had a great time and the Bubs and I were there from 9:30 in the morning until 3:30 in the afternoon!  Talk about having a good time!  So far though, I've not seen any pictures from the event so if I get any I'll put them up.

Then at school today we had our Valentine's party as well as a visit from a local dentist.  I think they should do that on Halloween, Valentine's Day, and Easter as well.  Her 'sugarbug' talk went very well with the bag of candy we brought home.  Here he is giving me a Valentine's flower that all of the kids got to give to their Mom's.  So sweet!

We left school and headed to Papa Murphy's to get our heart shaped $8 pizza.  We splurged and got 1/2 pepperoni and 1/2 Hawaiian but it will be worth it. 

Now it's time for me to get the house cleaned up the rest of the way, finish all of the laundry, and get ready for a rainy Valentine's night.  At least we've got supper covered and a free On-Demand movie.  Should be pretty easy.

An Evening at the Park

Last night we went to pick Dada up from work and spend some time playing at the park.  It was a beautiful, cold evening but it was great light for us non-photographers. 

Oh Those Hippos!

So the story goes.... Some friends of ours put up a picture of their boys playing HHHs on Facebook and I thought 'how cute'.  Then I read on a board how another person I know has their 3 year old playing HHHs and how much she loves it and I thought 'huh, maybe I should get it for the Bubs' since Candy Land, Chutes & Ladders, and Kids Sequence haven't really caught his attention. 

Moving forward to this past Sunday and I had him at Target looking at toys and we saw the game.  I asked him if he'd ever played it and he said 'no but I want to, how do you play it?'.  From there on out all I heard Sunday evening was 'can you get me Hungwy Hungwy Hippos now?' or 'can we go to Chris & Sarah's and play Hungwy Hungwy Hippos' or 'can we pleeeeease go to Bubbas and play Hungwy Hungwy Hippos now?' and every answer was 'no.'  Even when we called Nana he got on the phone and asked her if she had it so he could come play it.

Moving forward to yesterday... I bought the B&N Groupon specifically to get him this game.  It's a $20 game and the Groupon was $10 for $20 worth of games, books, or toys so SCORE!  Perfect match, they carried it, all was right with the situation.  The plan was to get it today.

Moving forward to today... I dropped him off at Oma's and told him if he was really really good I would have the game when he got home.  He was soooo excited!  When I got to B&N though it's an online only purchase item with $4 shipping and a 4 day delivery.  Just great.  After that I ran the rest of the errands and honestly forgot about it.  Turns out he didn't.  When he got home with Oma I opened the door and instead of a 'hi' 'hello' 'how are you?' I was met with 'did you get Hungwy Hungwy Hippos?' and when I told him I didn't he walked 4 feet to the carpet, laid down, and fell apart.  It was so sad.  Sad for me because I had completely disappointed him and I felt awful.

So Dada got a text saying 'If you want to be a superhero to your kid, go get that game on your way home' and really, you would have thought he had lassoed the moon by the reaction he got.  So many hugs and kisses and 'you're the best Dada in the whole world' and so many other sentiments I couldn't even list them.  And we all spent the evening slamming the tails of plastic hippos while they chomped their little white marbles and all is right with the world again.  Oh those Hungry Hungry Hippos.

The Music Man

This kid comes by it naturally.  From as early as we can remember he loved to bang on drums, blow whistles, strum a guitar, play a harmonica, pretty much do anything he can to make music.  He started singing at a really early age and loves to listen to songs and pick out the instruments in them. 

So tonight we were at Oma's and the boys were in the attic doing something and a few minutes later we hear this BWWWWAAAAAAAHHHHH from the other room followed by giggles.  Oma just smiled, it must have brought back memories but it made me jump.  Turns out Dada's old trombone was down and being brought back to life.  It only took him a few minutes before he was set up in a chair by himself playing Jingle Bells.  Honest, this wasn't ten minutes after it had been pulled from the attic and he'd never touched the thing before.  I guess letting him blow as many whistles, horns, and harmonicas as he wanted to has paid off.