Being Silly With Cali

So, this is what was going on while Mommy was in the shower. Merit really thinks it's funny for the doggies to get in his bed. J.P. put them in there and apparently a jumping fest began. So sorry I missed this event. Ha!

Winter/January Wreath

Love, love, love how my January/Winter wreath turned out. I used furry white yarn to cover the wreath form. Doesn't it look warm and cozy? :) I bought felt in heather gray, white and black to make the flowers. I used a couple of different websites with felt flower tutorials; it was so easy! Some of the felt flower tutorials instruct you to sew the flowers but I used hot glue for all of mine. The hot glue worked perfectly and made the project less timely.  When you're a mom time is precious! I used some rhinestones that I had taken off a pair of old shoes to embellish the flowers. Here are the websites containing the tutorials: Loopy felt flower,  Felt flowers five ways

Letters and Numbers with Cars!

I am constantly trying to think of learning type games to play using Merit's cars. We play matching games like, group all of the yellow cars together, group specific types of cars together, for example group all of the Mustangs together, etc. Lately, we have been making numbers and letters out of his cars. He has so much fun doing this and he is learning! As you can see, Daddy got in on the action too!

Daddy's Home!

Merit and I picked up J.P. from the airport Friday evening. Merit was so excited about Daddy finally coming home and so was I. I believe this was definitely the longest he has ever been gone. Daddy brought Merit a couple of neat presents; a new race car and a new fighter jet plane. Merit played with them up until bed time and then took both new toys to bed with him too. Praise the Lord for bringing Daddy home safely!

Papa came over for dinner this week while J.P. was traveling. Merit adores Papa and gets really excited when I tell him he's coming over. These are some cute pictures of Papa and Merit enjoying my homemade Gingerbread while watching The Polar Express. Papa has been growing a beard since Christmas so it's getting pretty long now. Merit touches it and laughs; he thinks it's kind of strange and funny too! We both really love Papa!

Catching Bubbles

So, this is a game we play. I blow bubbles and Merit tries desperately to catch them in his net. He has a ball doing this and giggles non-stop. I tried to capture his enthusiasm but it was hard to blow bubbles and take pictures at the same time. :)

Stirring the Pudding

I find it amazing how excited Merit gets over food. When I told him I was going to make him chocolate pudding he was ecstatic, "yea Mommy, chocolate pudding!" He exclaimed. He wanted to help stir the pudding of course. Mimi held him up to the counter so he could put the finishing touches on our dessert. :) Helping him eat it was the best part. He smiled so big after the first bite and said, "yummy Mommy, yummy!" He loves when I top anything with Cool Whip and wants to eat all of that first. Adorable!

Our very lazy dogs. Took this picture for J.P. because I thought he might be missing the doggies too.



Ear Check & Cooking with Mimi!

The ear check went great; ears clear and Merit was pronounced healthy! He had fun watching the fish swim and we talked about the color of the fish and the size. He really likes playing with the toys at the doctor's office. Praise the Lord, he is finally completely well!

Mimi came over for dinner that night. I had already cooked our entree and Mimi volunteered to cut the veggies for our dinner. Merit pulled the kitchen chair up to the counter so he could watch Mimi more closely. So cute!



More Christmas Gifts!!!

As you know, Merit thoroughly enjoyed opening gifts at Christmas. Nana had Christmas gifts for us and since we had not seen each other since before Christmas we opened them on Monday! Nana always picks out perfect presents for Merit and for me too. Merit had already read the book Nana got him over and over again. The clothes she picked out are adorable. As you can see from the picture, Merit was pretty wiped out from our fun-filled day. He started his nap on the way home. :) Thank you Nana for the gifts and fun; we loved spending time with you!

Fort Worth Stockyards with Nana!

We really enjoyed spending time with Nana on Martin Luther King Day. We took Merit to the Fort Worth Stockyards. He loves petting the goats, feeding the Lama's and rabbits and he really liked getting to sit on a tractor.  

After we spent time in the stockyards we went to the Fort Worth Museum of Science. Wow! What a fabulous place! Merit had a blast! We looked at the dinosaur bones, played with balls and air, windmills and visited a pretend city to learn about oil fields.