This Moment ~ Looking Sharp...for the Nursery!

(not to mention a little Mr. Rogers-esque but still cute!)

This Moment ~ The Curious and Literary Cook

Rainy Day Play

Our weather has been jumping back and forth between warm sunny days and cold rainy days.  On those rainy days, we have to find creative ways to stay busy.  It can be tough since Jack's attention span can be quite short.  I usually spend a lot of time cleaning up activities multiple times a day.  However, it's worth it if it keeps him busy!

Legos are really fun especially when Dad makes an awesome airplane!

Switching our seasonal book basket to spring books and...

playing with his new ducks, lamb and bunny that his Gammy got him.

Playing the harmonica is a great way to pass the time!

He really enjoys sorting and dumping things like dried beans, wheat and even Bananagrams!  This is one of those messy activities!

I also pulled out 1/2 dozen wooden eggs.  He enjoys dumping them all out of the egg carton and placing each one back in.  He usually claps for himself. :-)

By the way, that is our new rug!  We have been saving up for quite a while now and recently there was a rug sale at World Market plus a coupon for 25% off!  I originally wanted a natural colored wool rug but was talked out of it due to it's impracticality. Oh well.  We found this 100% wool rug at a price we could afford and I think it will hide all baby (and parent) messes quite nicely!  Now if it will just stop shedding all over us...

Someone has been busy...walking!

Jack is a little man on the move!  I just love watching his purposeful steps and hearing his squeals of delight as he enjoys his new freedom.  His balance seems to be pretty good but he will take off in a fast crawl if he sees something he wants to get to immediately.

Today I was reading a book on the couch and he walked out of the room.  He decided to go in his room, shut the door and lock it!  I had no idea he knew how to do that.  Suddenly, it feels like we have jumped from baby to teenager!  Please don't grow up that fast, buddy.

Here he is showing us his new skills...

He can walk while he eats a banana.

Now you are just showing off!

He even can walk outside!

I had his feet measured at a shoe store and it turns out I was shoving his feet into shoes that were a size to a size and a half too small...poor boy!  She recommended a pair of $30 shoes and I silently thought "yeah right!" but thanked her and headed to the second hand store.  Would you believe I found a pair of Adidas sneakers in his size that were very similar to the ones in the shoe store for $1.50!  I was so thankful for the savings especially since he will be out of this size in no time.  A little scrubbing and an afternoon in the sun left them looking like new!

It has been fun enjoying the beautiful weather while he practices his new skill.  We are looking forward to more sunny day walks this spring and sharing them with you.  However, I have found I need to be quick snapping his picture now!

This Moment ~ Our Little Smoothie-Lover