A Valentine and a Superhero

Our activity last week was to make a cake and Ander got his first experience with baking. He got to use the mixer and everything! (He thought it was pretty cool.) We decided to use Valentine decorations and surprise daddy. I couldn't resist the picture of him in his dress-up outfit and the Valentine cake.

Fun at Hands On Children's Museum

We went to Hands On Children's Museum for the first time Saturday morning, and Ander loved it!
We joined as members as I can see Ander and I going here once a week or so for playtime. So cool - grocery store, 50s diner, puppet theatre, post office, bank, toddler room, ball pit, puzzles, basketball, trains, and so much more!!!! Looking forward to having fun!

Impersonating Elton John!

Making Me Crazy

Coming home from gym the other day, Ander was falling asleep in the van. He has been known to sleep for 5 minutes in the van and then not take a nap. Being the tired mommy that I am, I desperately did not want him to go to sleep. So, I started singing circus music and clapping my hands. Ander groggily said, "That is making me crazy!" I couldn't stop laughing ..... !!!

FOUND!

We've found Quack!!!

While cleaning up Ander's room, I decided it was time to go through all the toys and put the pieces with the appropriate toys. When I had all the loose coins rounded up to put in the piggy bank, I picked it up to put them in, and what should I find - QUACK!!!! Hurray! One happy little boy and one happy mommy!! We had fun calling Daddy (who was in "See-waddle") to tell him what we found!

Peetar

A stringed instrument, either accoustic or electric. This is not a guitar but according to Ander a "Peetar."

Quackless....

Ander's beloved "Quack" has gone missing!

As a baby, Ander would never take a pacifier and didn't have a special toy or anything. When he was around 6 months old, he started going to a babysitter 2 mornings a week. I wanted to send something from home with him when he went, and that's when our love for Quack began. We received him at a baby shower, and he waited patiently in the closet until he was needed. Well, needless to say, Quack definitely became Ander's security blanket, and he desperately wanted him at naptime and bedtime.

I remember giving him the duck Friday night at bedtime, and don't remember seeing him since!! We've torn the house apart looking (still haven't gone through the trash yet - smelly proposition since we still have one in diapers). I don't remember him being in the van on our outing either. Arggh!!

Ander did pretty well yesterday at nap until he woke up in the middle of nap crying, "I need my Quack!!" Last night he did well. Today, seemed altogether too easy for him to go to bed without Quack. The real test will be when he goes to Michelle's house tomorrow and it is time to go for a nap.

....At this point, I think I am more upset about Quack's disappearance than Ander. That would be a good thing....