Friday Fun

That title seems ironic, considering my day started off with a pee shower after my delightful toddler refused to keep his hand out of his pants like I asked. Regardless, we have had some fun this week.

Yesterday we went to the park. I don't have any pictures, unfortunately. That's pretty sad, considering I'm really trying to learn photography as a hobby. I actually left my camera behind on purpose, so that I could enjoy the time with my little man, instead of witnessing the entire thing through my lens. I do plan to go back, with camera in tow, next week. Or maybe tomorrow. We'll see how things work. E had a blast just running around. He went down the slides a few times, but wasn't interested in the play equipment for the most part. He just wanted to explore. We spent quite a bit of time on the bridge, watching the waterfall and the ducks. He just loved it!

I wanted to share a project that I'm quite proud of, though it doesn't look like much. Here is the color board I made for E, to practice colors. 

Please ignore the fact that pink isn't labelled yet. My pink marker seems to have gone on vacation. I just laminated some free paint samples, attached self-stick velcro to each piece, and  hot glued one of each color to a poster board.

Though E can't name the colors yet (we're still working on that whole "speech" thing), he's getting VERY good at pointing them out, and almost always gets them right. I am really proud. I'm sad to say that I could not get a decent picture of him actually playing with the board, but he does enjoy it. The velcro keeps him busy for quite some time, and he is getting quite good at matching the colors correctly.

Since the weather is finally getting warm again, I suspect most of our days will be spent outdoors, and we are currently working on setting up our backyard so that he can enjoy playing there. He already has his castle/slide and Little Tykes Cozy Coup Police Car. We have yet to set up the little trampoline one grandmother gave him, and his other grandmother plans to surprise him with a tricycle tomorrow. It will be so much fun! I also can't wait until it's warm enough to move the water table outside. With that and a kiddie pool, and we'll be having a blast outside this summer!