A New Sled!

Daddy came home today with a fun surprise...a new sled to replace the cardboard box we used yesterday! Mr. Mister had a lot more fun going down the hill on this one (since it actually slid without needing to be pulled). He went down with Daddy and held on tight, looking a little nervous. But he was all smiles at the end and wanted to go again.

Maybe even more fun than going down the hill was when Daddy pulled Mr. Mister and me across the ice covered sidewalk in front of our house. It was clear of snow, but icy, so we zoomed across...it was so much fun! I felt like I was on the bobsled team.

Daddy pushed us all the way down that path behind Mr. Mister.

Making a mini snow angel. You can see that he's very excited about it.

Fun family day in the snow!

Snow Days

Here are pictures of the snow and ice storm we've had the last two days. With thick ice on the branches of the trees and several inches of snow covering the ground, it is a beautiful winter scene (as long as you don't have to drive in it).

We played in the snow yesterday morning and Mr. Mister made a pint sized snow angel. It was adorable, but I don't have pictures of it. Today we built a tiny snowman and took him sledding down the hill next to our house in a cardboard box, since we don't have a sled and the store was sold out. Mr. Mister loved being outside and wanted to stay out longer than we did. We finally coaxed him inside with an offer of graham crackers and hot chocolate...who can resist that?

2 Days

That's how long our newly cleaned carpet stayed clean. And we were out of town for 1 and 1/2 of those days. Any guesses on who was the one to spill first?

This morning, Mr. Mister chugged a lot of milk too fast and then ran around as we played. He bent over to pick something up off the floor and spit up a nice puddle of milk onto the carpet. At least it wasn't red Kool-Aid. And now I can relax and not worry about getting our carpet dirty!

A Taste of Summer

We had a fun taste of summer this weekend. We met the whole PA family at an indoor waterpark for two days, where Mr. Mister had a blast playing with everyone and splashing in the water. When we first got there, we put him down a kiddie slide that went a lot faster than we thought it would go. He zoomed down and flew off the end, going underwater before I could catch him. He came up wide-eyed and shocked and then said, "again?" He went one more time but every other time we asked him if he wanted to go, he shook his head and said very firmly, "no."

He spent the rest of the time in the kiddie pool. It was like a never ending bath in a huge bath tub. Even with pruny hands he didn't want to get out. It was so much fun and a nice escape from the cold winter. We were welcomed back to reality, however, by a snow storm as we left. We escaped it after driving south a little ways, but the rest of the family followed the storm east for their entire drive. Thankfully, everyone made it home safely.

We got one more taste of summer when we arrived home to a very HOT house. Our heat was at 90 degrees! We had a guy here cleaning our carpet right before we left Saturday morning, so we think he must have hit the thermostat with his equipment on his way out. So we opened some windows and put on shorts and t-shirts.....it didn't feel like a snowy winter night!

Why I Love My Mr. Mister

I just can't get enough of him lately. I think he's the cutest person in the world. So I thought I'd make a list of the things I love about him. (Not a comprehensive list.)

I love....

1. How he says hi to everyone in the grocery store and then blows them kisses.
2. How he loves giving anyone a kiss.
3. How much he loves his dada.
4. How he cries when I leave.
   
5. How observant he is.
   
6. The way he says cracker, yuck, and quack. They all sound the same because of the k sound.
7. How he'll attempt every word we ask him to say, even if it sounds nothing close to the real word.
8. His smile.
9. His laugh.
10. The smell of his skin when he wakes up.
11. The way he yells mama when he wakes up.
12. How he LOVES to help...empty the dishwasher, sweep the floor, make dinner, dust...he gets so excited.
13. The way he lights up the room and makes everyone laugh.
14. When he's shy around people at first and he clings to me.
15. The way he says brrrrr when we open the door to feel how cold it is outside.
16. The way he says yes so properly.
17. The way he says men when we're done praying.
18. The way he dances every time he hears music.
19. When he blows us kisses as we're walking out of his room after putting him to sleep.
    
20. His adventurous spirit.
21. His facial expressions.
22. How he would spend an hour outside in the cold looking for cats and dogs.
23. How tough he is.
    
24. How compassionate he is.
25. How he makes my life complete.
    

Mommy and Mr. Mister

We haven't taken many pictures since Christmas, but I felt like my blog needed a good picture posting. So here's the one that's on the background of my computer. It's one of my favorites.

Tiptoes

Yesterday, Mr. Mister started standing on his tiptoes. It was very random. I have never showed him that. I guess he just figured out that he can do it. It's really cute to watch because he pushes up on his tiptoes and then stumbles...it kind of looks like he's dancing.