A snowy December

We have had lots of snow this month or at least a lot for Kansas! It seems it has snowed or been icy every weekend. It's made Christmas shopping and preparation quite challenging... But it doesn't bother Andrew! He loves playing in the snow and eating it. He's also big into jumping on snowballs as you can see in the video.

Big Boy Bed

We have graduated Andrew from his crib/toddler bed to a big boy bed. It's actually the top part of new bunk beds, but for now we aren't putting the bunks together. Too much temptation to climb to the top and then jump off! We spent Saturday morning putting the bed together with Andrew helping by stealing all the nuts and bolts required to hold it together. But we finally got it set up, and he was very excited about it and climbed right in with a book. We thought it was a great sign until naptime came along. He wasn't interested in napping in his new bed and instead emptied all the clothes out of his dresser - twice. I don't know why I waste my time and energy folding his clothes! He did, however, sleep through the night in his new bed the past two nights and right now he's in his room trying to nap. Hopefully today will go better than the past two days! So far I haven't heard any dresser drawers opening...

Bathroom, Library - Whatever you call it

Yesterday, Andrew did a poopy in his diaper as he does everyday. But after visiting Grandma on Thursday and learning how to fake grunt and try to poop on the toilet, he decided he needed to sit on the toilet fully dressed to finish his business. I thought it was cute and funny until I had to confiscate three rolls of toilet paper AND disconnect the flushing chain to keep Andrew from flushing his college savings away. I finally convinced him that I needed to change his diaper, all the while burning a pan of cookies in the oven and letting my lunch get cold. Needless to say, I no longer found his new fascination of the toilet amusing! Later in the day, I thought he had forgotten his new found playroom only to notice him missing. These pictures are what I found. Where do they learn this? I can tell you that I do NOT have time during the day to read in the bathroom, so he didn't learn this from me! I'm sure more potty training woes are in my future. At least he's interested in the toilet even if it is just to watch the paper flush away.

A Beautiful Mess

This past Monday, much of Kansas was hit with a horrible ice storm. Fortunately we were spared the worst of the storm here in Wichita. This morning Andrew and I ventured to Hutchinson and couldn't believe how bad they were hit by the storm. Here are a couple of pictures of my parents' house. They still don't have electricity and don't have any hopes of getting it anytime soon...The good news is that it was above freezing today and much of the ice melted off the trees by the time we left this afternoon. Now they are predicting snow for this weekend. We can only pray that it's not as bad a storm as last weekend!

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

This past weekend we put up our Christmas tree. We had every intention of going to the tree farm and getting a real one, but with the lovely ice storms we've been experiencing since Friday night, we opted to put up the fake one. Probably a better choice anyway, since Andrew has a hard time leaving the tree alone. He likes to practice his decorating skills and move ornaments from one part of the tree to another.

And here's something you probably never thought you'd hear me say - I miss North Dakota a little. Mainly because in ND it is TOO cold for nasty ice storms. I don't miss the cold, but I do miss safe driving conditions! Hope all of you ND friends are staying nice and warm right now!