Washington

We recently spent a long weekend in Washington to visit friends. Marek had a chance to try out the new scooter he got for Christmas, along with his first few rides on the skateboard with Jake. He had the time of his life! We went to a skatepark near my old work and Jake took him on the halfpipe. Marek was just grinning from ear to ear and laughing the whole time. It was so cute to watch him. Afterwards he exclaimed, "When I grow up I want to live in the park!" Of course, I'm hoping this means he only wants to visit the park to skate. LOL. Other highlights of the visit included his temporary obsession with electric blankets. We had just read "Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type" by Doreen Cronin. The cows in the book are asking the farmer for an electric blanket. Marek had never heard of one or seen one before, so he immediately thought it was very important for us to get one. After what seemed like a long time spent convincing him that he didn't need one (and I'm pretty convinced they're both uncomfortable and unsafe!), he settled for taking a look at Daddy's heating pad.

Here is the video of him on the halfpipe:

I also, finally, had the chance to visit one of my best friends, Kari, and meet her new baby girl! She is so darling and Kari is just the sweetest mom. I really wish we lived closer to each other.