Easter Weekend (In Pictures)

Saturday afternoon-dying eggs with Daddy

Putting the color tablets in the cups

Watching the bubbles and the color changeDying the eggsKai's colored eggsWaiting for the eggs to dry
Dad tried to teach Kai the matching gameInstead, Kai decided it was more fun to
sit on the pieces so Dad couldn't play!
Putting the stickers on the eggs

Picking a new stickerTime to horse around
Easter Sunday--After the egg hunt
that led to his basket
Enjoying the spoils of Easter

Craft Time

I tried to introduce Kai to finger painting a couple of weeks back, but he didn't really want to have anything to do with the mess. So at the recommendation of a friend, I bought him some paint brushes and cheap little wooden toys.

This morning I set him up to paint, figuring that while he was occupied I could get the dishes done. Well, I didn't get the dishes done, but he did have a good time "coloring the airplane".

The finished project. Ok, so yeah, I helped, too.

Wendy's Kid's Meal

Yesterday Kai and I traveled into Colorado Springs for an appointment. After we were done, I thought we'd do some errands while we were there. We made a stop at CostCo and before I knew it, it was lunch time. While heading home with our goods, I decided to drive-thru at Wendy's. (There's no Wendy's really close to us and a good Frosty fix every now and then never hurts!) I knew what I wanted, but couldn't figure out what to get Kai. So, after some pondering, I ordered him a cheeseburger kid's meal. Who would've known it would be a huge hit?!! Kai has only had a hamburger once before, so I wasn't sure what he'd make of it. But he insisted on eating this burger by himself and he loved it! It was the first time I've seen him eat a sandwich as a sandwich. Normally he disects it, eats only the parts he wants, and insists I break it into little bites. I think that's why I really love this picture of my boy eating like a big boy!

My Best Laugh of the Week

I guess I should have been more prepared for it. It was inevitable that this would eventually happen, but I still found it HILARIOUS. Last Friday while I was getting ready to go out (I have a normal routine of make-up and brushing my teeth before taking Kai out) Kai asked me "Where's Kai's make-up?" I explained to him that he was so cute he didn't need make-up and he was satisfied. However on Monday when I told him we were getting ready to go out, he ran to my make-up bag, pulled out the blush and the brush, and brought it to me. "I want this," he said over and over. He would not let it die. So, I thought I'd see what would happen. I opened the blush and he dipped his brush and began to put it on his face. I don't think I could have laughed harder. He was having such a good time. The funniest part is that he's right-handed and so never once touched the left side. He had a great pink spot on his lower right cheek!

After the blush, he brought me my foundation and a sponge and insisted on some of that as well. I opened the bottle and told him to dab the sponge on the top (that way he wouldn't actually get any, just made him think he did) which he did. He loved it! He insisted on going out with his make-up on! From the pictures you can't really tell, and to be honest I don't think anyone else would have noticed. But I certainly knew what the slightly pinker than normal cheek was all about and it made me smile all afternoon!

Trying to get a picture of the pink cheek, but
the camera didn't do it justice.

A Week Full of Pictures

With a snowstorm last Thursday and Friday, another this past Wednesday, and another rolling in tonight, we've spent a great deal of time indoors. As I've looked back at the pictures I've taken this week, I realized that we really have had a good week and Kai has been especially cute. Here are some highlights of our week.

On Sunday, Kai wanted to learn about roadsigns. We started by taking a zoomed-in picture of the stop sign at the end of our street. After we showed him the picture, he was able to identify the sign right from the window.

After the stop sign, Kai wanted to see some of the signs on the interstate (a bit further away). Reid came up with an idea that involved putting tape as an outline on our windows so that Kai would know where to look to find the sign. Here's Kai and Daddy looking at the sign

and here's the tape box.

Later, Reid moved the box down to Kai's level so he could see the sign without Daddy. Kai really enjoyed looking at the "green sign" and he can find it now without the assistance of the tape.

One morning, while I otherwise distracted, Kai decided to be mommy's helper. He took all of the measuring cups from my drawer and loaded them into the dishwasher for me. He thought they were dirty!
On Wednesday we went to the store and bought Kai his first playdough kit. After I talked it up through the entire store, Kai was super-excited when we got home. He actually sat in his chair and "played" playdough for a full hour! He loved that the kit had his very own scissors and noodle maker. What's even better is that when Reid came home, he had just as fun as Kai. Playdough has become a popular request these past three days!

Finally, who says boys can't play dress up? This morning Kai asked to wear his blankie as a dress. He didn't want me to safety pin it, so this is the best we could do. He was certainly cute in his "dress".We're looking forward to another snow-bound weekend full of general conference and cinnamon rolls. Ok, I'm looking forward to the cinnamon rolls. I checked The Tigger Movie out for Kai, so hopefully that will entertain him a bit while Reid and I can enjoy a few minutes of quiet conference viewing. It should be a good weekend!

I was reminded this week...

why I feel like I can never get my house clean. I took the bucket out to mop and, of course, Kai was right there. As hard as I tried, there was no way to convince him that drying the floor was the best job ever, either. So, instead of me getting my floors cleaned, Kai got to play with the mop. Maybe one day, he'll actually help me get things clean instead of making more of a mess for me to clean up. One can hope, right??

He was convinced that he had to put water into the mop.
Here he is dipping his hand in the bucket to get the water.

"Putting" the just retrieved water from the bucket
"into" the mop.

Mopping
Here he figures out how to get a whole lot more water
into the mop!

This is where it started to go downhill.
He takes the towels I'd given him to dry
and decides it makes a better mop.
Can I say water, water everywhere??!

First Significant Bump

Kai got excited yesterday and made a dash around a corner of the house. Before I could catch up to him, I heard a loud thud. From the position he was lying in when I got there, I figure he bopped his head on the edge of the door frame. Poor kid! I think this is the first real bump he's ever had. Thankfully today it's faded a bit, but it does look like it's going to be a bruise for a while.