SNOW!

Ethan has not been a fan of snow but once his Nana & Papa show him the snow it all changed. Nana & Papa came by tonight to see Ethan since it had been a week. Ethan hates for anyone to leave the house so he was trying to follow them out. They decided to show him that snow was okay. This started by them handing him snow in the house. This seemed okay with him so he went out onto the porch. (Now yes he does not have a coat on but it was just for a few minutes and it was not freezing). Nana and Papa showed Ethan how to through snow. He now loves to throw snow balls. It was super cute.

Mike was standing inside and we told Ethan to throw it at dada so he turned around and threw it right at the door.

Have a great week!

Blizzard 2011

Hello Blizzard! Oklahoma had a snow storm come in on Monday night (1/31)/ Tuesday (2/1). The storm was bad enough to close most of Oklahoma for 2 full days and schools closed the rest of the week. I took a few pictures from our house. We had about 12 in and there where huge snow drifts. From the back porch. Looking out the front door.

On the second day I wanted to take you out to see the snow. I had you so bundled up because it was only 10 degrees. I had no expectation of staying out just wanted you to see what all this was about.

You hated it. You never touched the snow because as soon as we stepped out you began to cry. Daddy thinks it was the bright light reflecting off the snow. Whatever it was you were not having it.

Daddy went out to shovel the drive way. Here is him in the snow.

We spent the 2 days warm in the house. I took a few pictures of us playing. We did not get out of pjs the entire 48 hours. We did lots of playing, eating, and cuddling. I loved the time I had with you.

I sure hope everyone stayed safe and warm over this past week. Though we began to get a little cabin fever after a few days we had a great week as a family. I treasure every moment we have together little man. You are truly a blessing to me and your daddy. All week long we talked about how much we love you and how you amaze us all the time.

Little artist

I am always trying to make sure Ethan has the opportunity to do all kinds of things. His older cousins had come over and wanted to do art. Ethan joined them in painting pictures. Papaw had come over for dinner so he was able to assist the artist.

Park Time

Over the weekend (Jan 28th &29th) we had beautiful weather. Since we were going to have a few days of sunshine I was going to make the best out of it and spend time playing at the park. Ethan loves the park so much. He rides in his wagon up to the park and will play for a good hour. When it is time to leave he will start crying. I took a few pictures to capture all his fun. I have to say this time at the park I was a little sad. Up until now he has really needed my assistance to play on the toys. Not any more. He is officially a big boy. He goes down the slide with no trouble and just climbs up all the toys. It is a little frighting because he is not afraid of the height at all. Making friends at the park.

Ethan discovered the rocks and dirt at the park. He kept picking up everything and handing it to us.

Hope everyone enjoys the few nice days we had.

Just a few snap shots of Ethan from this past weekend. We were going to go to Mike's parents for a birthday celebration and took a few pictures of Ethan. Here is Ethan in his OU gear and wearing his dada's hat.

Ethan's baby cousin Easton was over at his Papaw and Mamaw's house this weekend for the family celebration. It was so cute because all the big kids were surrounding Easton so Ethan wanted to join them. Ethan kept saying "baby" and would point and "pet" him. Ethan is very curious of his little cousin and is ready for him to start playing with him.

The next generation.

Show Week at Little Gym

On Saturday Jan. 15th Ethan had his last class for the fall semester at Little Gym. It was a special day for famlily to come and participate with the little "Birds". Ethan had both of his grandpas (Papaw and Papa), unfortunately Nana was sick and Mamaw could not come to this event. Ethan loved having his grandpas there and showing off all he has learned this past semester. This is something me and Ethan do every Saturday. I have loved watching Ethan grow and develop in this class and he has made great little friends. When Ethan began this class last summer he was only crawling and now he has so many skills. I do contribute these "skills" to Ethan's love to climb and adventure but it has also taught him great things like getting down from things as well. We are already signed up for the spring session so we can continue to have our special time together every Saturday. Since it was "show week" the "Birds" entered on the Red carpet. Ethan loves to be the first child in the door. He normally wil run over as soon as Mr. Chad "Alright my little birds". As usual he was lined up and ready to go.

Class always starts by getting the bells out and singing the intro song. Ethan just likes to put the bells back in the basket while everyone else sings.

During class the "birds" have exploration time and will learn 3 skills. Ethan absolutely loves exploration time. Here are some pictures below of Ethan and the activities he likes to do. Ethan is no always cooperative with the skills. Some he likes others he does not. Ethan has definetley learned his independence and expresses his desires very well.

These bars are one of Ethan's favorites. He likes to walk with them and also shake them.

Taking a quick break!

Mr. Chad helping Ethan with a forward roll.

The Skill of the Week was body surfing on the mats. While trying to set up the activity Ethan decided he would "assist" by knocking the mats down.

Ethan body surfing, finish with a forward roll.

Last activity is Ball Time. This is great because Ethan ask for the balls the entire session. Ethan immediately will run and find balls to play with. He will throw, kick, bounce, and carry them around with such excitment.

Ethan picking a ball to play with.

Ethan thinks he needs 2.

At the end Ethan received his "diploma" for this session. I am truely amazed how much he has grown and learned over the past several months. I am truely blessed to have this opportunity with Ethan and will treasure every moment we have. He continues to grow and learn so much. My baby is definetely a big boy now.

Tonight while playing Ethan wanted to get his puzzles out. Typically Ethan has not real interest in his puzzles but he was very focused on them tonight. He has a "transportation" puzzle and we worked on it tonight. I was so proud. After showing Ethan to match the pieces he was able to match all 8 pieces by his self. He did this 3 times and then just wanted to carry the pieces with him. I am so proud. I took a few pictures to capture the moment.

Hard at work!

I kept asking Ethan to say Cheese and smile. This is all I could get. I did get him to say cheese.

Hope everyone has a great week!