Sunday, April 17, 2011

Mommy and Me

Dennis is away this weekend for a bachelor party in Boston, so it's just been me and Owen.  I did have the girls over for a chick flick night on Friday, but have been flying solo since.  Unfortunately, I was a little premature with the spring post last week because winter is rearing its ugly head again this weekend.  50 mph winds and snow means no outdoor play for us.  It also means a very cranky boy and a very cranky mommy.
We came up with some fun things to do though.  Saturday morning we ran some errands and played and read at Barnes and Noble for awhile.  We split a burrito bowl at Chipotle.  After that we came home and played with toys after a nap.
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He's had this toy since Christmas but hasn't played with it in awhile.  Do you see his face?  He was beside himself.   We dug to the bottom of the toybox because those toys are "new" all over again.
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He is really into cooking and baking with me lately, so we made some "dough" with flour and water.  He liked to mix it, but after it was made he was done with it.  Yeah that killed maybe 20 minutes.  It probably took longer to clean it up.
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Speaking of baking, here is finishing off the chocolate chip cookies I made.  Gross!
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Then he wanted to put on all his jewelry and play with his talking animal toys.  He makes these jewels with Sally our babysitter.  He has to wear them all the time!
Then it was bedtime.  All of a sudden Owen is terrified of the bath.  It's been a struggle for 2 weeks now.  He was really stinky so I had to once again get in with him and try to get him clean and soothe him at the same time.  I hope this phase ends soon.
Today has been a little better.  We took an extra long trip to Wegmans, which he loves.  Daddy will be home soon!

4 comments:

Julie gowan said...

This is really cool..Owen is very cute, perfect mix of you and Dennis! I enjoy your blogs and photos!(:

Unknown said...

I hear ya re cleanup post baking. I cook/bake with the kids all the time. But between the time it takes coming up with ways to involve them in the task, cleaning up, and brokering fights between them, I always find myself thinking it would be SO much faster to have done it all myself.

But, I'm convinced one day it will be worth it.

Great pics! Hang in there.

Anonymous said...

I miss you guys. I can't believe it snowed in Buffalo... I mean, I can, but that's still crazy. Here's hoping for warmer days just around the corner!

Anonymous said...

misses daddy----try a shower---that would be new--and U can be right there..