The White House

Quinn has become the role model for helping hands.
Need some batteries changed, Quinn will find the screwdriver and help.
Need to do laundry, Quinn will help sort and put the clothes in the machine.
Need a sous chef, Quinn is there to help!

Another task Quinn loves to help with is shoveling snow. Don bought Quinn his own shovel so he could help out. Most of the snow is clear from the pavement now but Quinn wanted to go out today and shovel. Much fun!!

Can you tell that he\’s shoveling snow from the grass on to the road? Not a problem!

We went up and down our street helping out everyone with snow on their grass.

Uh oh, mama forgot the tissues!

Where\’s the shovel he asks?

There it is!

And how do you drag a little boy away from all the fun he\’s having with his shovel in the snow?

Yes, Hot Chocolate with lots of whipped cream. And guess who helped make it?

The evidence is written all over his face (and shirt).

Our favorite hot chocolate recipe: heat 1 cup of milk with a dash of cinnamon. In a mug stir together 2 t. cocoa, 2 t. sugar, 2 t. water, and a dash of vanilla. Add warmed milk, stir, stir, stir. Add lots of whipped cream. Voila!

We had an inside day today. We were bracing ourselves for the big snow that has yet to appear. I thought it would be fun to do some potato stamping artwork.

Paint, check.

Beautifully crafted 😉 potato stamps by mama, check.

Down to business. Priceless!

Oh, look at that crazy painted star!!!

I wear my heart on my sleeve…or table…how does that saying go 🙂

We\’ve had one of those typical days with nothing really planned but always full of amazing, funny things.

I always start off my mornings with a smiley, fresh-faced, blue-eyed boy. Quinn wakes up so happy and always says \”Hi Mama!\”. I saw him moving around on the monitor so I thought I would give you a glimpse of my little ray of sunshine.

After breakfast we went up to Quinn\’s playroom and read a bunch of books. He kept asking for the letters book (I wasn\’t sure which book he meant) until he pulled out the Mixed Up Alphabet Book.

In the book, Z is tired of being at the back and wants to move to the front. Q and U decide they should be together and all the letters shuffle around. At the end of the book they realize that they need to get back in place so that the children will be able to sing the A, B, C song. Quinn really likes this book. After we read the book, I stopped on the last page where the alphabet was all laid out.

Quinn went through and identified each letter from A to Z. On some of them he threw in the sound they make for extra bonus points. I think it\’s crazy that my little 2 year old knows his alphabet. He likes to sing the song too but often skips many letters or just stops mid-song.

After lunch we had to take Grams to the train station to go home. After we dropped her off, Quinn kept crying \”Go see Grams\”, \”Go see Grams\” 😦

We got home and I worked on the laundry for a little while. While folding clothes, I got a whiff of Quinn\’s diaper and told him that we needed to change him out of his poopy diaper. He ran off and I finished folding clothes. I went to check on him and he was in his room (door closed) and lying on his changing table. OK, very helpful but have you seen our changing table? It\’s not very sturdy! But, all is good.

Again, it was a typical but amazing day!