snow day

It snowed yesterday and today here! Marek bundled up and enjoyed it before it melted later today. More cold days are in store for us, so hopefully we'll see a return of snow soon! He had a great day, despite an icky cold he is fighting. He also had fun starting to decorate for the holiday season this week. He loves snowmen. I'm looking forward to this Christmas because he is starting to learn about it this year! Not too much longer before his second birthday too. Time flies by way too fast...

Leaves!

Before the rains of this past week, Marek was outside playing in the maple leaves in our backyard...occasionally directing the raking process, too. Since it has been raining so much lately, our activities have transferred indoors. He still loves his music class. He is pretty shy in class, but does all of the "actions" and moves to the music from class at home. Tonight he was bopping his head and marching around to music. He recently went to a train show which he loved and has found fellow train lovers at the co-op indoor play park we belong to.

Feeding Elmo

After a long day of play, Elmo was hungry. So, being the good daddy that he is, Marek fed him Goldfish crackers. We had music class and toddler class this morning. As usual, playing in the big gym was the highlight of the day. Playdough also made an appearance. He has been experimenting at home with painting with "dot" markers. He loves them!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Hope everyone had a good Halloween, too. Marek dressed up as a monkey, as you can see. He went downtown to the annual Children's Halloween Party at the library. He had fun looking at other kids dressed up in their costumes and got an orange balloon and a blinking light as a prize. He also got to visit mommy at work! That evening I took him to a few of our neighbor's houses for trick-or-treating. The best part is that he actually wore his costume and didn't complain about it! Pretty cute monkey, if you ask me. The pictures don't show it, but the top of his head had a monkey face on the costume. He's the best little boy in the world!!!!