The tub water gets a little murky by the time you're done playing, but its cheap and easy...and entertained Connor for a good half hour! :)
What do you do when you're not feeling so well and need a new activity to do in the house...
Color Easter Eggs!
I wasn't planning on doing them so far in advance (since Easter is another 2 weeks away), but once Connor found the Sesame Street Egg Dye Kit in the pantry, there was no turning back!
Look who was super excited about the "magic" colored water!
Connor never has an objection when I ask him if he wants to go to Debbie's house and play! He loves playing with Sarah and Ki, and can't get enough of the pups--Emma and Lilly! After Emma lived with us for a short amount of time, he has an extra special place in his heart for her. :)
Connor enjoyed some swim time with Sarah and Emma did not miss out on the action.
If Emma wasn't in the pool, she was playing lifeguard on the sidelines. Connor thought Emma would like a good blast of water in her mouth...they made it a fun game :)
Ever since we heard Auntie Nicole wanted to take Connor to the Toy Story on Ice show, Connor had Toy Story on his brain 24/7! We went on a hunt for a new Buzz shirt in preparation for the show and came home with super cool jammies instead...
Meet the cutest Buzz Lightyear!
And Woody too...
If you are willing to hop in to a 60 degree pool, Connor will definitely take you up on the offer!
Connor's recent victims--Matt's cousin, Sarah, and Connor's Papa!
**We were unprepared with a swimsuit at Debbie's house last week, but Connor had no problem sporting his Thomas the Train underwear instead.
"HI MOM!"
My whole car is clean up to about 3 feet from the ground ;)
We had a sense of urgency to quickly fill the bucket since it was running low on "bubbles" many times, but once the bucket was all suds'd up again, my car wash attendant was back to work!
Photo #2: A classic Mom-Connor photo attempt. If ever Connor looks cute, Mom has a double chin & frazzled hair. If Mom looks half way decent, Connor has a squinty cheese face. This one obviously appears to be squinty cheese face :).
Photo #3: Classic Walmart white trash moment. To summarize...
Connor & I decided to make our grocery store run to Walmart last Monday. We stocked up on oodles, including ice cream and frozen treats at Connor's request. We get out to the car and I realize that my giant purse did not in fact swallow my keys this time...the keys were staring us in the face as they were locked in my car in the front seat. Mom was sent into slight panic mode. I called Matt who happened to be down the street at Target and he was able to come by within 10 minutes to save my groceries from the heat. He could not save the sweet 3 year old, because the car seat was locked in my car. I called Dad who was at the office and he got the dreaded first words on the phone..."Hey Dad. You have AAA right?!"
Dad came to my rescue about an hour later since he was at his office in Ft Myers. In the mean time, Connor and I took a stroll through Walmart to use the potty, then sat outside near the car playing with Lightning McQueen and Mater along the cart return siderails and curb. We got quite a few looks as Connor and I just sat in the parking lot and played...
Dad aka Papa arrived and he noted that AAA would be another half hour or so. None of us had eaten lunch yet, so we walked next door & put in an order for a pizza. Once the pizza was ready, we camped out in Papa's trunk and waited for Mr. AAA. Everyone was in good spirits (thank goodness Connor was chipper) and we enjoyed our lunch while AAA man unlocked my car. What an adventure!
Photo #4: I have finally jumped on the Pinterest.com bandwagon. It is SO addicting and I am in love with it! My current favorite category to look up is "Toddler crafts." Connor is really getting into painting, so he is often requesting "a new art project." Here are a few of his current creations...
His hands and feet are so big, that we have to use extra large construction paper. My baby...the giant :)
Each week we had a different amount of players on the team, but these were the most consistent team mates! :)
*Sidenote: The little boy on the floor is Jack. I got talking to his Mom at one of our practices and it turns out Connor and Jack are only a day apart in age. Jack is on the teeny end of the spectrum while Connor is on the massive end of the spectrum. To put into perspective on how much their sizes are different, Jack wears a size 3 diaper. Connor graduated from size 6 diapers and is now in size 5T underwear! Funny to compare their sizes :)
I adore good pictures of Connor and I together. The secret to getting a 3 year old boy to smile for the camera...
Just whisper gross boy words like "poop" and "stinky toots" and they giggle every time!
My basketball star! :)
For your viewing pleasure, here's a little clip of the cuteness that is 3-4 year old basketball!
He's made some sweet little girlfriends (his favorite to smother with hugs is "his Stella"...*blonde little lady with pigtails).
Nana even reported to me that she heard Connor tell Stella he loved her!
They are the cutest together :)
Today was exactly what we needed!
Fresh air...
Giggles from three 3 year olds...
and a beautiful day at the beach!
(Its pretty hard to get 3 kids to stand still and look at the camera!)
There's something boys thoroughly enjoy about blasting others with water!
There were a few babies crawling around in the background as well!
Although it may be a lot of work keeping an eye on so many wiggle worms, it was very refreshing to have a little Mom time to talk as well as enjoy the kiddies as they poop eachother out for one great nap time! Hope to do it again soon!
