Play Doh is a fun way to keep busy!
Although Dylan enjoys playing with the PlayDoh, at some point in the activity he tries eating it and then it becomes a game to see if he can eat it before I notice. The activity just doesn't entertain him as long as Liam.
This is a much better way for Dylan to play with PlayDoh. It's safely in the container!
Mr. Potato Head is lots of fun but what's even more fun is when the boys pretend they are the potatoes.
It only snowed twice this winter (and once in October) so we rushed to get the kids outside to enjoy it each time!
Dylan seems to dislike hats and gloves. He would rather put his bare hands in the snow.
Liam loved the snow mountain! Even when it had almost completely melted, he asked if we could go outside and climb on the snow mountain.
Dylan's first day of school! Both boys now go to Happy Hearts two days a week for six hours. Neither of them wanted to pose for the photo. They just wanted to go to school! They have fun doing art projects, playing at the playground, circle time, learning numbers/letters/colors, storytime and making new friends. It also gives mom a break to get some things done around the house, to run errands and to prepare for the new baby. Once the baby arrives, I will have two days a week to bond with the new little one.
The boys visited the dentist! This was Liam's second check-up. No cavities! Dylan also had his first visit. His teeth are looking good and the pacifier at night isn't causing his front teeth to buck out. Yea! I don't have a photo because Dylan sat on my lap.
Whatever entertains them is fine by me. Playing with laundry dumped out of the hamper is definitely a fun activity. It kept them busy for quite awhile. Now I just need to teach them to help me fold the clothes!
The boys like to find hidden places to play. We have a tent that they love and we sometimes make forts out of blankets and the couch. On this day, they decided to move the chairs against the wall and dumped out some toys to make a small playspace. They were so cute giggling while playing together.
Lots of snuggle time. Daddy and his boys!
What's a house with two boys without some wrestling!
The boys enjoy visiting Nana Rudden!
Here's Dylan admiring one of Grandpa Rudden's paintings.
We still attend our weekly Playgroup at the church. With the baby coming, my duties as co-facilitator are about to come to an end for awhile but I'm sure we will catch a few more groups before the summer break.
This winter we've spent lots and lots of time reading books. The kids often bring books to us first thing in the morning, especially if we get new ones at the library. And, all day it seems that if I sit down, a book is brought over to me. Dylan now calls a number of books by name. Of course, the bedtime routine includes books too!
The weather in March has been really mild so the winter hibernation seems to be coming to an end. We try to get outside as often as I can muster up the energy. We had a picnic on this beautiful day and the kids ruled the playground since no one else was even there. We came back the next day with our sand toys since the sand was such a huge hit! They will have so much fun at the beach this summer.
With the nice weather rolling in, we've headed out to the farm twice now. Liam loves running around and is fearless around the animals. Dylan was so thrilled to see the animals live. He knows all his animals and animal sounds from the books we read so he ran around the farm pointing out animals and naming them. My favorite animal to hear him shout about was, "Chicken!"
Since it's not exactly a petting zoo, they couldn't touch the animals. However, Neil found some animals for them to pet. Our little pig wrangler!
Yee Haw!
Since we've been cooped up so much this winter, the boys can find fun as long as we're outside. They don't need any toys. They had a blast sitting on the manhole cover in our condo complex parking lot.
Winter seems to be officially over! We really can't complain because it hasn't been a snowy winter. Nonetheless, we are so happy that warm weather is finally here and that our new baby will be arriving soon to enjoy it with us!
