Mr. Silly

I think we have a little "ham" in the house!  I love it when "L" is feeling great, because he has quite the sense of humor for a 20 month old!  I snapped a silly pic of his ornery grin, just to prove, that he is up to something. 

He is pictured with his favorite blanket, and of course, the "pa-pa" aka pacifier.  Someday we will need to say good-bye to this little friends!  This photo was snapped when Grandma and Grandpa came for a visit, and "L" was having a great time being silly.  Here's to many more days of wellness and silliness!  There simply is nothing better!

Jammies

I am slightly behind in posting photos and blog posts, and well, just plain behind!  Work has been busy, as students are deciding that it is time to change their major -- and it is time to enroll for fall and summer classes.  So, I like having things to do, and hope to be back to blogging soon.

Grandma and Grandpa came for a little visit in March.  Since "K" had his birthday, they brought some gifts as well.  "K" received some new race car jammies, as well as some shirts and pants.  Hooray, we really needed some of the "next size" of clothes!  In addition, "K's" favorite item was Grandpa's homemade beef jerky.  Have you ever seen a three-year-old get excited - and ask - for beef jerky?  I honestly, don't understand it, but Mr. Fixit, Grandpa and "K" sure had a great time snacking on that!

Spaghetti

Mr. Fixit gathered us some tickets for a recent spaghetti dinner fundraiser at his place of work.  Ironically, "K" believes this building is a "restaurant," because he often accompanies us to varies non-profit dinners held there!  Usually we dine on breakfast fare (pancakes etc.), but this time featured an evening dining adventure!

"L" loves spaghetti!  I honestly can't express his excitement enough for this long-noodle creation.  "L" also gets into every aspect of eating.  He is not concerned with getting messy, but gets totally into the food experience.  I admit, I often choose a less-mess pasta shape when I make this meal at home, to avoid elaborate clean up!

So, I thought all might enjoy watching a toddler enthusiastically dine on noodles and sauce.  I did remove his shirt for this experience, packed several wash clothes and wipes and cleaned the floor, table and child thoroughly after dining was completed!

Donut Cake

Ok, last post on donuts -- I promise!  You see, we just don't really go many places, so this was definitely the highlight of our March!!  So, this post is dedicated to the donut cake.  Check it out!  A three-tiered tray designed to stack the donuts into a cake-like structure.

The top of the cake features the coveted (at least in the three-year-old's eyes) Cookie Monster donuts.  Wow!  Let's just say the small people were quite impressed.  All Cookie Monster donuts had a home in some boy's tummy at the party.  They even had eyes!

We selected one donut, and placed three lit candles in it.  Wishes were made, and donuts were devoured, along with glasses of apple juice.  It was definitely a sugar-filled day!  Note: the donuts without frosting were the ones that the kids decorated.

Wall of Chalk

I have heard that there is a special paint that you can put on your wall which allows kids/people to chalk on it.  Well, that is true!  The donut place we visited for a birthday party had an entire wall painted "black" just for that purpose.  Three buckets of assorted colors of sidewalk chalk lined the wall.

The shop cleaned the wall just for the party.  So, it was entirely clean, and ready for lots of writing and drawing!  "K" loved this activity, and came back for a second turn after decorating and eating his donuts.  Such a brilliant idea, by the way!  I almost wonder if I shouldn't try pitching this idea to Mr. Fixit as a basement activity?  It really is fun!

Donut Party

"K" was invited to his first ever birthday party!  The party was for a friend turning 3.  Both boys happen to have March birthdays, so explaining that the birthday party was for his friend was a bit confusing!  However, both boys received donuts with candles in them, so I think the day was a success!

Each party participant was able to decorate a donut or two, write on the wall with sidewalk chalk and eat a donut or two.  The perfect party for the three-year-old crowd!  "K" was particularly enthusiastic about the Cookie Monster donut!

I thought this snap of him eying all the donuts was fun, so I hope you enjoy it as well!  It was amazing to me, the number of people that came to buy and eat donuts in the middle of the afternoon!  I guess anything goes in a college town. :)

Buddies

The boys' childcare facility was closed for three days during spring break.  As a result, this meant we needed to devise alternate childcare plans for the latter part of that week.  Thankfully, Mr. Fixit's sister "L" came for one day.  Mr. Fixit took the second day, and I took the third day.  So, this photo is from my day.

"K's" friend "W," moved to the preschool room at the same time.  They have both been together since they began at childcare.  We had a grand day!  They enjoyed play-doh, outside time, driving trucks, blocks, books and just running after each other.  Not to worry - "L" was sure to get in the action as well! ;)  This was the first friend that "K" has had for a visit.  I think they both had a great day!