We didn't go out for breakfast today, so that meant that it was a pjs morning! This is a thing, right? Most of you don't change out of your pjs on the weekend if you are staying home? I'm going to assume you all have said yes and reassured me that we are normal. Thanks for that!
After we ate, we ended up skyping with Matt's parents. Sometimes we randomly call them just to see if they are actually there. They've done it to me several times since my account automatically logs in when we turn the TV on. We didn't have anywhere to be (see "pj morning" above), so the kiddos were happy to entertain their grandparents.
You decide, brotherly love or brotherly attack?? I honestly think it started out as Thomas trying to use his fire truck as a bumper car into Henry's elephant, but Henry was all about the hugs. Thomas didn't really try to get away, so I am assuming he enjoyed the hug too. :)
We've gotten a little bit of snow recently with the cold weather, so Matt decided to go ski for a few hours (trying to make that season pass worth it!). I wasn't feeling up to going out in the cold today (it happens!), but didn't want to resort to watching a movie just yet. Luckily for me, I had an idea the other day to look up toddler activities on Pinterest. Holy moly - there are so many ideas on that website! While Pinterst can be a huge time sink for me (humor section, I am looking at you!), it really worked out well for this particular idea hunt!
First thing we decided to attempt were frozen balloon decorations. We had the balloons laying around and we certainly had the cold temperatures. I decided to just stick them out in the snow, but since the snow is pretty darn thin, the orange one rolled off into some hard grass and popped. Thomas retold me the story of the "orange one popped!" all afternoon... Now just to let them freeze and see what they look like!
We also found several ideas for quiet activities. We certainly have a bunch of loud activities around the house... But I was more looking for things to pull out and occupy the little guy while trying to prep dinner or related times where I just need a quick distraction that doesn't require my oversight.
I wasn't sure he'd be all that excited about sticking pipe cleaners in a container, but he loved it! He was so serious about it too, he had to make sure they were all the way in before attempting the next one The pipe cleaners were a little flimsy, so I just twisted them in half to make them a little easier to work with. If I'm totally honest, I found playing with them a little soothing myself. :)
When it was Thomas' turn to nap, I thought I would try letting Henry paint. I trimmed a piece of paper to fit on his tray table and put little dots of paint on there to give him a go at finger painting.
He wasn't too sure about it. He scratched at the paint, then poked at his fingers, then looked at me a little confused. After a little while, I figured he had enough and went to get a rag to clean him up.
Which is, of course, when my finger sucking baby decided it was past time to stick his favorite fingers in his mouth! I probably should have seen that coming. I tried to stop him before they made it in, but I failed - and that or the taste made him start crying. All in all, not the most successful activity. But he calmed down pretty quick and forgave me...
And while not specifically mentioned on Pinterest, I saw a pair of little kid scissors when we were buying art supplies and thought Thomas might want to give them a go. He was so excited to cut things with them! For some reason though, he decided to try with his left hand. He has almost no left handed preference these days, so I was pretty surprised. But he did a great job in cutting the paper and not himself. (Also note his trusty cell phone in case anyone needs to call him...)
Thanks to Pinterest for a crafty day with the guys and only one tiny incident. ;)