NC

One of my old YW in Kinston, NC got married this last weekend (yes, that makes me feel old) Chris just happened to be in Wilmington (2 hours from Kinston) for business meetings so Cordon and I drove down and met him there. 9 hours in the car with a toddler wasn't horrible, but I have no desire to do it again. Fortunately, Chris drove home with us so it was a lot easier. The wedding was simple but very sweet and it was great to see all our old friends. However, we got so engrossed in all our conversations that neither of us thought of taking pictures. Oh well. We took a day to play in Wilmington and of course we got pictures of that.


We went to an aquarium and Cordon went nuts. He loved the fish. He ran from one tank to the next laughing and squealing at all the fish. Although, he wasn't a big fan of dad trying to shove him in the jelly fish display.


He loved riding the luggage cart at the hotel


We went to an amazing Children museum. This place was huge and had a science lab, pirate ship, art room, toddler gymnasium, shopping area etc. Cordon spent about 10 min running in and out of the 'pirate cove.' I think he liked the feel of the beads hitting his face.

The weather was in the upper 60's. It was a nice break from the freezing snow here in PA. Cordon loved the sand. He wasn't sure what to think about the water that kept attacking his feet.

Poor little guy spent so much time in his car seat but he did really good on the trip.

Cabin Fever

Because of the two huge storms that came through we ended up with about 30 inches of snow, with snow drifts about 6 ft high. Needless to say we didn't venture out to much over this past week and Cordon was starting to get pretty bored. He started doing very random things to try and entertain himself. (Be sure to notice the fake laugh in the first video.)

Olympics

Nothing says Olympic pride like soft drink boxes. That is a lot of work.

Boys

I have been reading a book called "Boys Should Be Boys." While I'm not finished with it I think it should be a mandatory read for all parents of boys. In the first few chapters the author explains why boys have such a fascination with nature. Nature gives them a "physical and imaginative testing ground.... and a sense of freedom."

Last night Chris announced that he was going to sleep outside. He has always wanted to test the limits of his sleeping bag and with the recent snow storm and the fact that it was going to get down to 9 degrees that night, he decided this was the perfect opportunity. The female in me wanted to say "your an idiot. Why would you want to freeze yourself on purpose and sleep on the ground when you have a perfectly good bed 20 feet away?" However, the newly enlightened and educated me realized that Chris was just answering the call of the wild. So I encouraged him. I told him it was a great idea and that he probably wouldn't get another chance like this. Although, I will admit that part of the encouragement came from the prospect of having the bed to myself.

I guess it doesn't matter how old you get, sometimes a boy just needs to be a boy.

Snowed In

If you've watched the news the last few days then you know that the mid west had a huge snow storm this weekend. We ended up with around 18 inches. Poor Chris kept looking out the window wishing he had a resort to take his snowboard to. Just to give you an idea how bad the storm was, the Governor declared a state of emergency, several cities banned any vehicles from being on the road and the mail delivery was canceled. I guess instead of the post office motto being "neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow..." it needs to be "neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow (except when in a state that doesn't have proper snow removal equipment and the public has no idea how to drive in more then 1/4 inch of snow)"

This is looking out our front door. I love the perfectly piled up mound.


Cordon enjoyed himself more in this snowstorm then the last. Although, with the snow that high he couldn't walk and was pretty much stuck.



Chris apparently doesn't know how to film with the iphone. You get the idea though. I remember the days when I would just sit down and eat snow until my face was numb. Just in case you were wondering, Chris is not talking to himself, he is talking to our neighbor.


Bud had a blast running through the snow. It wore him out pretty quick since it was up to his nose. Our neighbor brought his little dog out to play with Bud. I wish I had a picture because all you could see of that dog was the tip of her ears.

Cordons Face

I think I have watched this video at least once a day for the last month. It never gets old. I don't know what is funnier, Cordon trying to make a face, or him laughing at himself .