Sunday, February 5, 2017

January 2017 Recap

January has come and gone! This winter so far has been on the mild side, so we've been able to stay busy and get out and about more often than not.

We went to the children's museum.

Working the control panel

Dusting the fire truck

Checking the fire hose

We had one significant snowfall.

Getting ready to go outside

Playing with Dada in the snow

Struggling to get through deeper drifts

Looking back

Making a snow angel

We went to the Museum of Science.

Lying on a bed of nails

Watching Dada on the bed of nails

Shadow play

We signed up for a literacy playgroup for January and February.

Doing the dinosaur march

We went shopping.

Enjoying a post-shopping drink at Costco

Saying hi to the big lobster at Wegmans

We played with friends.

Trying out the puppet theater at the local Y's play space

We went to storytimes and special programs at the library.

 
Doing some "ice art" at the winter STEAM program

Doing a craft at the special winter storytime

We went to the trampoline park.

Climbing through the foam pit

Jumping

We went to an open house at a local camp.

Playing with construction vehicles in sand

Petting the degu

Touching the hissing cockroach

At the "vet clinic"

Working at the "garage"

Riding a horse

Playing a xylophone

Posing as a cow

Digging in the sand

Matt had his first big birthday party for a friend. His friend had some neat animals come to his house.

Waiting for the animal show to start

Looking at the alligator

Posing with the boa constrictor

Examining the bearded dragon

Matt finished up his series of sports classes.

Running in the games at the final class

"Graduating" by getting his trophy and certificate

We had lots of fun at home.

Doing his sticker book

Posing with their matching shirts

Carrying around his car collection in his bear backpack

Making a chocolate cake with Dada and licking the bowl

Sampling the final product (and approving)

Playing games with Dada

Sleeping with his "turtle shell" (yes, his laundry basket)

I switched out Matt's clothing drawers, and he is now officially in 4T pants and 5T shirts. The photo below might give you a hint as to why... He is wearing size 10 shoes, which are a little big, but probably not for long. (His size 9s are too small.)