Staying Busy...

We have been staying busy the past few weeks... Would definitely say that we have had some winter blahs and just can't wait for it to warm up so we can be outside more often! Valentine's Day week was a fun one. Alex completed many crafts at school and he shared them with us at home. He is such a sweet little boy, it made me so happy to get our first Valentine from him this year! I arranged the candy around the picture they took at school.

Around that same time Alex's grandfather (PaPa) made us a Learning Tower/Kitchen Helper. Whew, never thought I would see Alex have such a great temper tantrum until I took him out of this tower!! He seriously stayed in the tower for almost an hour - and was just non stop. Not only did he enjoy being on our level with conversation, he just loved the new view. Probably gave him a different perspective on life haha. He was able to help me with some counter activities, and of course play in the sink and help with dishes. The weekend was full of playing in the tower. Will definitely have to get it back out this weekend so we can keep him entertained.

We also have started dabbling in homemade crafts/activities. One Sunday we were once again stuck in the house because of the weather so I decided to keep Alex busy with making some finger paint. Really easy to do. Alex was actually able to get up in his tower and help mix the paints. He really enjoyed it.  The paint turned out a little clumpy but I guess it was the right texture. After it smeared on the paper it was good to go. I'm glad that I decided to make the paint because of course, several times, Alex put it in his mouth. He gagged one time because of the taste but, I knew he would try and eat it!