Mommy dates

William is at his Nanna and Grandpa's house this weekend, and I miss him. It was certainly nice to go out to dinner toddler-free last night, and to sleep in this morning, but it still made me sad to walk by his room and see it empty.

I've been trying to do fun things with him lately as every day we are closer to the end of his stint as an only child.

A sure favorite is always taking some bread to the "duck park" (Letort Park) followed by playtime at the fort, which is a really neat big wooden playground.

One morning last week, he was having a ball jumping on our bed, rolling around, hiding under the covers. Admittedly, bed-jumping is probably NOT an ideal behavior, but just for something special, why not? I couldn't resist the shrieks and giggle outbursts.

Even though he was under the weather, I love these snaps of my PJ-ed buddy playing happily with a new toy. He does lots of "big boy" things now, but every once in a while are glimpses of the little baby William: his hands are still tiny and learning to do more complex tasks, he sits cross-legged and concentrates on the very important act of playtime.

Here is a video complete with William's 34-month-old commentary (click): Sick Day Play

After pulling one of the couches out for better football game-viewing last weekend, we left it that way for a most of the week because it turned out to be the perfect spot for a fort (which was also referred to as his "rescue center" where he helped animals, and "book club" a la his favorite cartoon, "Super Why" (ask William to sing the theme song for you - he loves it - "He's got the power, the power to read!").

While I'm uploading things, here are 2 other recent videos, this time of WW in the backyard. First is a little sandbox discussion about why the sun and the moon are both in the sky at the same time (get ready for his long-winded thoughts on this matter) and second is some silly playtime with Daddy:

The Sun and the Moon

Racing Dad