Happy New Year!

I've been off from school for two weeks, spending the Christmas holiday with my family. Between planning for the holidays, caring for Ethan, keeping up with household responsibilities, and undertaking some small house projects, I’ve been pretty busy. I kept Ethan home from daycare during this break, so getting all that needed to be accomplished completed with a toddler running around has been a little challenging, to say the least.  I was able to put my "to-do" list aside, though, and have some fun mommy & Ethan time.  We finally checked out The Sandbox, which is AWESOME. It's a big indoor play area for kids, with lots of ride-on toys, a “roller coaster,” two bounce houses, playhouses, train tables, basically, tons of stuff.  Ethan loved it, especially the Cozy Coupes, so I think I know what Ethan might get for his birthday.  It’s great having this place nearby.  I will definitely bring Ethan there when it’s too cold to play outside and he has some extra energy to burn off.  Speaking of too cold to play outside….we’ve had a decent snowstorm over the last two days and below zero wind chills.  Ethan was feeling a little cooped up and I was running out of ideas to keep his busy, so I consulted my trusty friend, Pinterest, and found a great indoor snow play activity to keep him busy.  We did this twice yesterday, and each time, he played for a half an hour.  Ethan took his snow spooning seriously!