Spring Break

This past week, P was on spring break. I thought this was hilarious, because he is 1 and we pay a pretty penny for his school. Oh well, at least it gave us an excuse to take a few days off and enjoy the nice weather and time with the little man. I know I am his mom and I am partial, but the child really does get cuter daily. His hair, his eyes, his precious smile, his chunky legs. I could just swallow him whole. My mom was also a big help this week, and kept P a few days for us. Thanks, mom!

Some of the fun things he did on his first spring break were...

 - Picked up a new pair of squeaker sandals for the spring/summer
 - Visited the pediatrician for a fever and runny nose... turns out, P has three (maybe more) teeth coming in right now!

 - Played in the backyard

 - Had brunch with my best friends from high school, including his future girlfriend Avery
 - Visited My Big Backyard at the Botanic Gardens

 - Had ice cream at TCBY (he was a BIG fan of the white chocolate mousse)
 - Played with some of our Brierwood neighbors
 - Went to the Children's Museum for the first time

- Helped clean around the house, ran errands, went shopping, and hung out in our pajamas

 - Ate lots of delicious new foods (and loved them all of course! we have the best eater!)- hummus, artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, chicken salad, grapes, and nuts for the first time!

 - Visited the church nursery while we went to church

This was one of Brian's outfits when he was little.

 - Saw the special exhibit Dinosaurs at the Zoo

This was my little brother Joe's dinosaur outfit when he was little. My mom smocked it! 

Digging for fossils

 - Celebrated St. Patrick's day! My mom cooked a traditional Irish feast, so of course, we had to partake. Also that day, we took P to his weekly Little Gym class, thanks to my in-laws! He had a good time and was all over the place.
 - Adjusted to Daylight Savings Time. I thought it would be easy, but it was actually tough. It totally threw him off his schedule. Brian and I thought maybe spring break was purposefully planned that way so the teachers wouldn't have to adjust their internal clocks. :)


This week, since he was out of school, we tried to work on a few things his teachers were working on with him before the break. Preston can now point to his head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth and tummy. We mix them up every time we ask to make sure he actually knows which is which. He is also talking up a storm. This week, I've heard him say "no", "baby", "more", and "bye-bye".  Also, over the break, we were supposed to start working on him taking naps on a mat instead of his crib. Um, yea right. Good luck with that, teachers! I actually have full faith he will do it at school, and not at home. That seems to be a recurring theme. :)

We had such a fun week. Looking forward to many more spring breaks with our little family for years to come