rainy days and new words

We have had to stay inside quite a bit this week because of the rain. I think both Bodhi and me start to go a little stir crazy staying inside all day so it is nice when the rain finally lets up and we can run outside for some fresh air. Yesterday when we were rained in again, Bodhi was pulling out all of the board games from the hall closet. Imagine a mix of scrabble tiles, chess, and checkers pieces all over the floor. I would clean up one game and he would pull out another one. I think Bodhi enjoys this game a bit more than I do. Then he walked into the bathroom and closed the door. He was trying to turn the bathroom knob to get out and started saying "Mommy, Mommy" At this moment I thought, "oh good I can get all this stuff back into the closet before I open the door." But as I continued to pick up the pieces he said "Mommy, help". Oh my gosh, he sounded so cute asking for help I had to stop what I was doing and open the door that moment. He is talking so much lately and every day he says some new word that I didn't know he knew. It is so fun to see him learn new words.

We love playing with Playdough

lovey dovey

How can you help but fall in love with a little boy who randomly grabs your face with both hands and gives you a big kiss.

new year

It's the new year, so we should celebrate by eating some home made donuts!

We will have to save the dieting for another day.

Snow Day

Bodhi got to have his first experience with snow this year. He was pretty excited. As soon as he saw it he wanted to go and play. We had to bundle him up first and then, off he went! First up was snowballs in the parking lot, then making snow angels.

Of course, his favorite part was sledding. We found a nice little place that didn't have many people and had some nice, open spaces for playing. It had some moderate hills that allowed everyone to be able to go down at least a few times. Bodhi went down the hill many, many times... we were kind of surprised at how well he did at walking on snow and keeping his balance. We'd like to do a longer trip next time and, perhaps, stay the night so that we could do more without getting too cold.

Christmas (reprise)

On the day after Christmas we went to the grandparent's place for yet another holiday gathering. It was a larger than usual event this year as my sister's new in-laws came to dinner, too. Bodhi loved seeing his grandparents and their little dog but really liked seeing their pool table. He also, of course, got another big load of toys, yay!

After dinner, Grandma, Jen, Bodhi and I went to a nearby animal park where they decorate everything with a ton of lights. The proceeds from the ticket prices goes to fund the park for the year. Bodhi loved all the lights and riding the carousel and the little train. We made one quick trip through the reptile house, too, which was nice for warming up a bit.

We stayed at the grandparents' house that night and left the next day. The only thing better than Christmas is two Christmases... and pool tables, right Bodhi?

Christmas

When I was younger, we had a tradition in my family to open one present on Christmas Eve. I would like to continue this tradition with Bodhi just because I remember how exciting it was to choose one gift to open the night before Santa's arrival. When we told Bodhi he could one one present early he knew exactly what to do. He went for it and immediately started ripping the paper.

Christmas morning, Ray put on the yule log (I like this new tradition) and Bodhi looked through his stocking and opened a few presents. He really liked singing into the microphone. We spent the rest of the day at Sherry's house with my family. We had a lovely day of opening presents, in between eating. Bodhi was very excited when he opened up a train set that he received from my Mom. Although I think Mason was even more excited than Bodhi. Both of the boys played with the train set for most of the day. It was quite sweet, Mason put together the track and they both played so nicely together. The next day when we left, I said "Bye Mason, see you next time" and Mason replied "Okay don't forget to bring Bodhi's train"

i do it, i do it, i do it

Our blog has become somewhat less frequently updated lately, mostly because it has become quite difficult to get pictures of the little guy. Every time the camera comes out he insists on being the one to take the pictures as you can see here:



It's not without it's rewards though... Once you take out all the photos with little fingers in them you end up with some pretty cute ones. Enjoy!