It’s alright, buddy! No one wakes up looking like a peach.
Now, THAT’S more like it…
Snow Day!
Hope you weren’t expecting a cute picture of us playing in the snow. Maybe this afternoon!
I’ve been quite productive in my surprise extra time. Enrique stayed at home too, but he actually does have to work. I turned to my other “mommy” work for today:
- Washed the dishes
- Made pancakes for breakfast (YUM!!!)
- Made a quick grocery run
- Ran the dishwasher
- Put away three weeks worth of laundry that has piled up in the house
Feeling pretty good about that. We’ve got lots more of the day to come, so hopefully more adventures (and less chores) to share! 
And we have climbing!
Enrique and I were chatting earlier today when I noticed something from behind me distract his attention. “How’d he get up there?” Enrique asked. I looked behind me to see LB peeking at us as he perched on the love-seat. Odd. He doesn’t ever climb on the furniture. He must have boosted himself up with a toy and gotten up there, right?
WRONG! Less than 5 minutes later, Enrique says, “He’s up there again.” What?
So I got him down and distracted him with some alternate play, still baffled as to how he got up on the love-seat.
And this time, in less than 10 minutes, he was sitting on top of our coffee table. We fetched him off of there, then observed him closely as he climbed, all by himself onto the table again. So as we discussed how we were going to deal with this newly developed skill of LB, he climbed, all by himself, from the table, to the adjacent couch, and on to the top of the couch, perched to take a nosedive off the side!! ZOINKS! Climbing = OK. Taking nosedive off sofa = NOT OK.
Needless to say, it became naptime immediately, and the Great Furniture Move of 2010 commenced.
Now, most of you enjoying this precious blog have been to our house. Notice anything different about the living room? Right-o, it’s reorganized. Now, although we’ve moved the wing chairs on occasion, mostly to accommodate our Christmas tree, our downstairs has kept the same basic configuration since we moved in. So this was a BIG change for us. LB is enjoying the new changes and spent the rest of the day in the newly arranged room playing with Legos and reading books. He hasn’t seemed to miss climbing high up on the sofa. Yet….
Make Believe
This week, LB has displayed some new talent. He’s starting to play make-believe, and it’s pretty cute to watch. Yesterday and today, he has grabbed a “bag” (yesterday, a seat cushion with a handle, and today, an empty kitty litter box with a handle), said his goodbyes, and walked away. Then repeat. Too cute! The litter box was so big, he drug it along the ground just like mommy does with her rolling bag to school. We’re looking for lots more imaginative play as he continues to grow and amaze us.
Hilarity at the Art Show
We attended Uncle Buchie’s art show last night. It was quite the night, hobnobbing with the artsy folk of Indy on a cold, January eve. Our arrival was after LB’s bedtime, so I was unsure how he would handle the evening. But running into family, friends, and lots of cool art (some hands-on!), made for a successful evening. As we waited for everyone to gather for the journey home, LB and I played in the lobby, doing silly things with his hat. Hilarity ensued…
Hope you enjoy the laughter AND the teeth. Sorry about the shoddy camera work…I was the one trying to be silly with the hat while filming.
UPDATE:
Here’s a clip of LB enjoying himself enjoying himself. Enjoy.
