Toadfrogs and Elephants

Amy introduced me to “Tour Club” this year. It’s a group of Moms that get together and arrange tours at local businesses. The group is focused on kids aged 3-6 (with younger siblings always welcome). They typically have 10-12 tours a semester and you have to sign up for at least half. We had our first outing today at “Touch of Glaze“. The kids not only got a behind-the-scenes tour, but they got to paint a piece of pottery.

I also painted a plate, but I’m pretty sure Alex’s is going to look better than mine. We’ll see when I pick them up in a few days.

Alex has a great vocabulary and, in my opinion, enunciates very well. However, there are a few oddities that I find hilarious.

Window wipers are “window shipers”
Back up is “beep up”

My favorite question to have him answer is, “Where does Daddy work?”

Today is relatively warm (high 30s) and all of our snow is melting. Alex and I embraced the weather with rain boots!

We ran a few errands and then arrived at Yo Mama for story time. Alex was in rare form and had a great time. He was talking, hugging, and sitting with everybody – especially people we didn’t know.

He and Abby were really cute towards each other. Alex kept trying to hug and hold hands, which Abby wasn’t interested in. Abby kept trying to share her lovies, which Alex wasn’t interested in. Someday they’ll work it out…

My kitchen faucet developed a steady drip last night (more of a constant trickle actually). Wade took it apart and determined the problem. He called Delta and they were great. They immediately agreed the part was under a lifetime warranty and are shipping us one. The bad news is I have to turn on and off my water by the valves under the sink until it arrives. Yuck.

Wade and I celebrated his 30th Birthday (see here) by attending a Monster Truck Show. We had a great time and thought this year Alex might be old enough to enjoy it. (Thankfully Wade remembered how loud it was and brought us all earphones.) Alex was mesmerized. I thought at first he was scared, or uninterested, but he assured us he was having a great time.

I really knew Alex had enjoyed it when we got home and he wanted to play Monster Trucks.

Snow was predicted for today and we didn’t have to be anywhere. We decided to build a fire and invite friends over to play. Riley couldn’t come because his sister was sick (To which Alex responded, “Riley should come and his baby should stay home”). Amber, Grant, and Abram came to play. The boys had a lot of fun and Amber and I got to sit and talk – pretty much a great, relaxing morning.

Wade gave me one of my favorite Christmas gifts, and it wasn’t even on my list! He gave me a new camera strap – the Black Rapid RS WS-1. I had no idea something like this existed or I would have asked for it years ago. I wear my camera a good part of the day (surprise, surprise) – especially if we are out and about. This strap lets the camera rest at your hip and then slides up to a photo-taking position without having to move the strap! Genius! I highly recommend it. It even works over my bulky winter coat without having to change the sizing.