On the First Day of 2016

On the first day of 2016 we woke up at 7:18 which is really, really

late for Max. But, given that he has stayed up a bit later, I wasn't surprised.

He got to stay in his Thomas the train pajamas for a bit longer - ate a small

breakfast and then began playing.

On the first day of 2016, Max asked to put his trains

on the floor "just like Will and Tom". So, we did!

He actually plays with them longer when he is

able to build the track on the carpet? I have no idea why.

 

On the first day of 2016 we face timed with Mims

to see if we left our "Rosie" train at her house.

We did :(  Luckily, Max wasn't too upset about it.

Instead we thought it was funny that we had two

"grandpa" trains...James and Timothy.

 

On the first day of 2016, I finally remembered the wrapping paper

I had purchased at Jo Ann Fabrics before Christmas.  We rolled

it out like a giant coloring book and got to work.

Max was actually quite content to color for a long time (like maybe 15

whole minutes).  When he tired of markers, we switched to the dot

markers and continued! On the first day of 2016, I actually drank

almost my whole cup of coffee before it needed reheating!

 

On the first day of 2016 we watched Mickey Mouse clubhouse

(maybe more than once...)

 

On the first day of 2016 I had dinner in the crockpot.

I was so proud of myself for making beef stew -

one of Rob's favorite dishes. It's my favorite

thing to do all the prep in the morning...

have the whole house smell delicious the whole

day and then have to do essentially nothing

when it's dinner time.

 

On the first day of 2016 we all napped.

 

On the first day of 2016 Mama cheered

on her Buckeyes (by herself)!

 

On the first day of 2016 I continued

to snack on left overs from the cheese tray.

The diet is starting soon though...

 

On the first day of 2016 we went back to Scioto Park.

Even though the weather has definitely turned

colder...HELLO WINTER...we didn't let that stop us.

We kept Max in his pajamas and zipped him into his

snow suit with coat over top. He was bundled up

for sure...and it didn't slow him down at all.

He was up and down the slide many times.

We also threw rocks on the very flooded river.

 

On the first day of 2016 I vowed to keep getting

us outside...even when the temps are cold!

How else do parents burn off all their kid's

energy? I mean really...

And, also I go cuckoo if we don't

leave the house at some point.

 

On the first day of 2016 we water colored together

in the Paw Patrol coloring book from Costco.

We did this multiple times and hung them all up.

 

We're liking you so far 2016!

xoxo