First in, first out

 

Roller skating

First time out on the rink

Just getting the hang of things

The carpet is a bit easier.

Then the DJ dropped his jam from the trolls movie.

 

I almost broke a hip

But these kids thought it was a riot.

 

Christmas time is busy time

We made a gingerbread house

And I went out as driver helper for the last 6 weeks.  

 

A big couple days

The first snow of the season finally came on Friday.  The news had been counting the days since the last snow with breathless excitement the way only weather watchers in Colorado do.  The boy woke us up with a wild "Ho Ho came!!!!"  He had to put on his snow pants, big coat, rain boots (easier to find that black snow boots), his construction goggles, and most recent addition of rainbow hat.  He spent a good half hour building a snowman.  He picked out a carrot from our fridge, a hat from the bin, and a handful of rocks. The snow was very powdery, so it ended up being more of a pile, but he loved it.  He loved it so much, that afternoon, he had to make an igloo. 

And next, we made it to a local church (not ours) to get the boy the second Covid vaccination.  Despite some rather ridiculous and hurtful remarks coming from certain camps, we decided to err on the side of science and personal safety to get it done.  The sweet people at the church applauded the boy as we walked to the nurse's station, which embarrassed him greatly.  They gave him a little toy to play with and chatted enough to distract him from the actual shot.
 

Boy quotes: the good, the bad and the skatalogical

 One night, trying to fall asleep.

The boy: Mommy, let's hug each other.

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Me: here, throw this candy wrapper in the trash.

the boy: I do everything!!!

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I was in the bedroom, folding some laundry.

The boy (from the bathroom):  Mommy, look!  It's a master piece!!

Garden center fall festival and Halloween

Over fall break, we went with some friends to a local plant nursery for their fall festival.  It was funny, because all the little friends were girls, and then there was my bundle of chaos I call my son.

For example, the girls all clumped together in a photo op area.  When I yelled for the boy to join them for a picture, he instead stood next to the photo op.

We had to buy a wristband to get to ride/participate on the special areas.  His favorite was the peddle cars.  So much so, that I let him have me extra stamp so he could go a second time.  Can you see him right in the middle of the picture?

He insisted on bein Steve from Minecraft.  He'd told people for weeks, everytime Halloween came up.  So husband and I gave up our dream of a family costume of beekeeper and bees.  But at least the boy helped paint his own costume.

I made the head, the boy painted his body and those two pig blobs are supposed to be his arms.  He also needed to be able to hold his pick axe and he suggested cutting holes for his hands.  So clever.  Of course, at the church trunk-or-treat, and then at trick-or-treat-ing in the neighborhood, he skipped the arms and body completely, then ditched the head after 30 min or so.