Since it was snowing most of this weekend, we did spend a good part of the time inside. Luckily, we just finished a new play toy for Thomas - his felt Christmas tree that his Nonni had cut out for him while she was here. (I know, it took me forever to get it up even though it was mostly all done by someone else...)
Tommy really likes his play tree. He's not great at putting the ornaments on the tree, but he sure excels at taking them all off. And quickly - it took several times of putting all the ornaments on the tree to get a photo of him pulling them off. That little guy is fast!
Of course, he kept trying to pull off the presents at the bottom too - which are glued on. So it required a little bit of oversight to make sure the whole thing wasn't ripped off the wall. Next year I'll probably find a better way of securing it than push pins... "/
Doesn't she look dashing in her winter sweater? This sideways glance is her usual look these days. I interpret it to mean "I'm cool here until that kid gets too close... Then I'm *out*!"
Also high on the list of indoor entertainment, Thomas' cardboard space shuttle. Seen here throwing a toy space shuttle from inside the space shuttle...
His Granny (Matt's mom) bought him this after I came to Alaska. I didn't know about it (or a super cool wooden moose-pony) until our shipment arrived. It just looked like a big flat cardboard package, but the awesomeness of it was apparent once Matt put it together. Thomas loves this thing! It gets some pretty rough play, so it is currently in need of some serious repairs, but he can't get enough of it. It has doors that open and close on either side, but half the time he climbs in from the front or back. I don't care how much tape it takes, we're going to keep this thing around for a long, long time. Look at the smile on this kid's face - it's worth an investment in some duct tape. ; )