Little moments

We've been making lots of memories this past week.  These little moments always remind me of what Ms. Pam (one of G's favorite teachers from last year) says, "It's not the product but the process."  I love this!  I always try to keep this in mind when I'm re-thinking my best made plans for a two year old and things aren't going like I had envisioned in my head.  :)

We have been busy playing play doh (always a favorite at our house)...

We did an art project for someone special involving paint (eeeek!)...

We then went outside to paint the rocks with water because someone was upset that the painting project had come to an end...

We met up with friends at the mall to ride the carousel...

We've been reading lots of books and one of his favorites is The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  Recently, he hasn't wanted to read it, but instead, he flips through looking for his favorite page...  the one with all of the junk food that the very hungry caterpillar eats through on Saturday (he is soooo my child!).

He's in this stage right now where he likes to point to things on each page we are reading and have me say what it is.  So, we are talking about all of the (delicious) junk foods and he zeroes in on the cupcake.  He was verrrrry interested in the cupcake, so naturally, I asked, "Do you want a cupcake?"  What do you think his response was??

He's a natural!

Can you tell which ones he did himself?  :)

Disclaimer: Obviously I don't give in to his every whim, but we had never done baking before together and I knew we had a mix that was going to expire soon.  Also, I failed to document the ginormous tantrum that occurred right after I put the cupcakes in the oven.  Apparently, he didn't seem to understand that we actually have to bake the cupcakes and wasn't a fan of waiting.  At all.  He gets that from his daddy.  :)

Later that night, mommy treated herself to a cupcake (or two) after a certain two year old was asleep...

No, we didn't ice the cupcakes and the glass of wine was a nice accompaniment.  

I like to be extra classy and drink my wine out of a normal glass.  That way, it can go in the dishwasher and I have one less thing to hand wash.  Classy and practical, eh?

We also went to a cool story time that had a special petting zoo...

Bunnies... 

and tortoises...

and chicks, oh my!

We went to a birthday party for one of his little friends at the children's museum...

I promise G had fun!  He only cried when I made him sit with his two buddies to take a picture.  

Otherwise, we have spent our time doing two things: eating and being cute...

Oh!  And also throwing tantrums, but people say that's par for the two year old course, and I don't have pictures of those.  :)  We have also eliminated the paci except for at night and during nap (at home).  This may seem like baby steps, but this is a huge deal for us!  The next step is to get him back in his own bed once the window treatments are installed mañana and then we will work on getting rid of the paci altogether.  Whew!

Little moments with my little man...

Life is good.