On Sunday, February 24th we spent the day with my Brandon's parents and his sister. Aunt Dawn had flown in from sunny California to snowy Kansas. She loves her Platt Man and spoils him to no end. Platt knows how to work Aunt Dawn in his favor too! I dressed Platt in his 1 year old shirt for one last time. It is bittersweet to think my baby is already two years old. I miss those times of him being a baby, but am enjoying every moment of watching him change, grow and learn new things. He amazes me at all the things he can do. The best advice I've ever gotten as a mother came from my mother-in-law. She said to enjoy each stage, don't be sad because he is growing and that part of his life is over, enjoy the now. She gave me that advice early on in my motherhood and I have remembered it. I have since tried to live for the now, enjoy Platt as he is right now and try to soak it all in.
Platt had yet to build a snowman so Papa took him out and they built one. I don't know who was more excited Platt or Papa. If you notice in the pictures Platt has new snow boots that are two sizes too big. That is what happens when you wait until it snows to buy snow boots, but hey now we have some that will fit for the next couple years. Anyway, now that Platt has boots like Mommy and Daddy he wants to wear them everywhere..... Before I was a mom I would see kids out in public who obviously had dressed themselves and think, WHY would a mom let their child go out of the house like that? Well, now I know differently...1. Never say never and 2. Pick your battles.
Back inside Platt was showing off his many talents of pitching, hitting and catching baseballs. When Platt throws the baseball he pulls that little leg up and throws the ball....I think he has caught on to what the big boys do on Daddy's baseball team. He also shared some quality time with Aunt Dawn looking at the "Rock Chalk" "batball" (basketball) players and a few rides around the living room on Papa's back.
Only on your real birthday day do you get cupcakes for breakfast. Platt even blew out his own candles! We once again didn't have school on Monday (Platt's birthday) or Tuesday. It looked like a blizzard outside on Platt's birthday, but that didn't stop us from heading to
A & W to have a birthday lunch with Nana and Papa. Platt got his very own mug of root beer and ice cream....you only turn 2 once!
"Platt, how old are you?" "I, 2!" (While holding up five fingers)
Platt spent the rest of his birthday inside playing with toys, coloring and painting. There is a company called Piggies and Paws that does fabulous handprint and footprint artwork using your child's handprints or footprints...we have three of these, but I soon found out that I can do just about the same thing for a fraction of the cost and make it exactly how I want it. Since Platt's birthday was Elmo themed I made Elmo and his fish, Dorothy, from Platt's prints to capture a moment in time of his little hands and feet!
Tuesday Snow Day!
Tuesday after our snow storm our #1 lawn man aka Papa came over and helped shovel our drive and sidewalk. He also tagged along to watch Platt sled for the first time!
Snow angel and Platt's name. The name took some thought to complete...haha!
The secretary at the WMS has a HUGE hill right next to her house and she let us come over and take Platt sledding down it. Our fearless little boy was all smiles riding down that hill all by himself. He cried when we had to go back home! The picture on the left of Brandon, Papa, and Platt is one of my favorites from the day...pure joy!
Papa and Daddy got a work out pulling and carrying Platt back up the hill! Mommy and Daddy even had fun going down the hill on the sled. Thanks Gigi and Papa Chuck Chuck for the sled!
Platt thinks it is hilarious to go down his slide when it is snow packed!
We finished off our last snow day in the house painting and making a card for Aunt Jess (Aunt Dawn's best friend). I let Platt add his own touches to the inside and he dictated to me what he had drawn. Yay, for imagination...it makes life so much more fun!
Caught in the act!!!
One evening I made cookies and I guess I left the plate a little to close to the edge of the counter...because Platt reached up there and appeared in the living room with a couple more cookies for himself. The little blue stool Platt is sitting at was my mom's and then passed on to me. My grandpa John built it for my mom for Christmas in 1966.
Platt's birthday month is wrapped up...next blog will be about our adventures in March!
Enjoy the ride!
