Coloring

P1 pulled out his Christmas coloring book today. I guess our 70 degree weather made him feel like coloring snowmen. Later, he asked me to draw a car, and then a house for the car. I put a door on the house, and then he kept asking me to open the door. So I drew an open door in addition to the closed door since you can't really erase crayon.

P2 wanted to join in the fun. She actually does try to color, which I think is pretty amazing. I guess she's been paying attention to her older brother.

P1 wanted me to take pictures of his orange marker, silly boy!

The LEGO Americana Roadshow

We went to the Lego store on Saturday, and they had the Lego Americana Roadshow being displayed at the mall. They were some very impressive displays! Some (like the Capitol building) took 4 master builders over 800 hours to build.

P1 enjoyed the giant snowman that the Lego characters were building.

The Lincoln Memorial:

The Supreme Court:

The White House:

The Statue of Liberty:

P1 loved playing at the Lego store. He prefers Legos to Duplos when given the option. He cried when we finally left the store. The store was chaotic! The roadshow is definitely good business for the Lego store.

The Jefferson Memorial:

The U.S Capitol Building:

The Washington Monument:

 The Old North Church:

Independence Hall:

Liberty Bell:

Snow House

We had a lovely snowstorm at the beginning of March. PE made a big pile of snow for us while shoveling out the driveway. By the time we got around to playing in it, most of the other snow had melted away.

This is the most P1 has ever been willing to play in the snow. He doesn't like to touch it. But he had fun helping me dig out the house, and he even touched the snow with minimal crying. P1 even threw a couple snowballs with me, and he would laugh when the snow would scatter on the pavement and say "It's a mess!"

P1's mittens don't work very well, so he didn't wear them most of the time. But when his hands would get cold he would ask for his "sleeves".

We made a little window for his snow house. Later, PE helped P1 climb up the house and slide down it. He thought that was a lot of fun, and wanted to do it over and over. Then PE climbed on top of it hoping to break it, but our snow house was very solid and didn't cave in.

Playdough!

I made playdough for P1, and he loved it! It entertained him for almost two hours.

Making a snowman:

 

Making dinosaurs:

 P1 wanted to make cookies:

I helped make the bowl and spoon, and P1 filled the bowl with "food".

I made the dog, P1 added the hat:

My playdough man: