Hangin' Around

For any parent or anyone who has ever had to use the restroom in a public place where they were responsible for a child that they couldn't leave alone, you can appreciate what an awesome invention this handy little device is. It's similar to those baby changing stations but it's smaller, actually inside the stall, and designed for children toddler age and up. Probably mostly for children who are still required to use a car seat when in a car.

For the kids a little bit older like my 5 yr old, I just have her stand in the corner. This may sound mean at first but she doesn't mind because she understands being considerate of others in regards to privacy.

If she doesn't want to stand in the corner (which is rare) I just hand over my cell phone (Verizon LG Voyager with external touch screen and flip open full qwerty keyboard) with the calculator function open and all of a sudden they have many buttons to play with.

Frozen Angel Silouettes

So we had our first snowfall this weekend and of course what kid doesn't want to go right out and play in the snow. My kids are no different and I believe it must be some natural born instinct to need to make snow angels as a kid. This picture was taken around 9am and since it was the weekend I hadn't really gotten ready for the day so I was ill prepared to be outside for more than a few minutes at a time.

It's kind of funny to see them all bundled up trying to survive the cold long enough to enjoy the snow with their red cheeks and noses.

Then afterwards there seems to be some unwritten law that states any kid coming in out of the cold snow environment into the house to warm up must do so via a cup of hot chocolate.