Winter Storm

The weather service is predicting this huge winter ice storm over the next few days...and my first thought was great not only will Peter and I have to stay indoors all day but I will probably go into labor during the middle of it. So Isaac and I have had a long talk about how that is not such a good idea, I guess we will see if he listens.

But the reason for the post is that I also needed to go to the grocery store today-which is not unusual Mondays are usually grocery days and I love that I can go in the morning on a weekday and no one else is at the store. Well not today! I think everyone in the neighborhood was at the store today. It was crazy!

The funniest part to me were the items in the people's carts...diet coke, beer, chips, cereal...really is this what you plan on living on for the next few days if you end up stranded at home??

Recliner

I have been trying to get everything ready for Isaac so we pulled out the car seat to give it a good clean and get it strapped in the car. It sat in our living room for a week or so and Peter has decided that it makes a great recliner. I keep telling him it is the chair for the baby which he then repeats and then climbs on in. I thought the novelty might wear off after awhile but it seems Isaac might have to fight big brother for his own car seat. Which is funny since Peter did not like his car seat AT ALL when he actually fit in it!( And yes, he is wearing a tie with his pj's...)

Finished

It is finished...it only took me months, but it is done and I am satisfied for the most part! See earlier post for the rest of the pages) Peter loves it and so far it's intended use of keeping Peter occupied during sacrament is successful. Now if it lasts long enough for Isaac to use we will see....
This is the Noah's ark and Peter catching fish page. Pretty simple as far as the activities go but I think these two pages took me the longest to do. But I am very pleased with how they turned out. The alphabet and number page. The page itself was pretty easy. Sewing on little Velcro pieces is not hard just super time consuming...I still have a few letters left but figure Peter doesn't know and there are plenty for him to play with. He got a little counting book for Christmas and has taken a surprising interest in numbers so I need to get the numbers done as well.

The getting dressed page. Peter doesn't quite get this page yet, he likes to take out all the clothes and put them on at the same time. I guess he is concerned that the little boy is cold?

And the cover-I still haven't decided if I am going to leave it blank or not, but for now I like it that way.

I like completing projects, there is such a sense of accomplishment. Now if I can just get time to finish our wedding scrapbook maybe I can think about doing one for Peter! I have a feeling the boys will be in school before I get any of that done! I hope to get our couch cushions recovered before Isaac is born-we shall see...

Experiment

With it being so cold outside and me being SO pregnant I have been trying to find some activities for Peter to do in the house so we don't have to pack up in the car everyday. I read that you can make your own finger paint from flour, water and food dye. So I thought I would give it a try.... As you can see he also thought it might be fun to taste it...good thing it was just flour.

Note: as the flour dries it becomes like cement, I will be doing this next time right before bath time! Thankfully it does not stain him or his clothes but I think next time we will go shirtless.

Live action shot of our little painter.