I'll Have Me a Cup O' Giggles Please!

This makes me wonder why we even bother with toys...

Blub blub!!

Our little fishy is loving the water lately! Even though we've taken a little break from Saturday morning swim lessons with Dad, Micah still gets plenty of lap time during open swim hours and ample aqua experience right in his own tub. He is finally getting the idea of blowing bubbles OUT instead of sucking water IN - a vast improvement - which he practiced the other night:

Bath time also provides an opportunity for Jed to exercise his creative salon-worthy hairstyles. Micah is clearly a fan.

And then we get the very special bath moments that can only speak for themselves. Luckily we caught this one on video:

Our Petite Chef de Cuisine

We are finally settling back in to post-holiday life in COLD Maine (A high of 5 degrees tomorrow? Really!? I do not consider 5 to be a 'high' anything - unless we're talking high-fives or restaurant stars). After a battle with colds and a particularly unfriendly stomach bug, we are relatively healthy and finding ways to amuse ourselves as we are relegated to the indoors. One of those amusements (or amuse-bouches, I should say) involves kitchen play - Micah's new favorite activity. Micah is a big helper in the kitchen (he at least is helping Mom's left bicep get nice and strong since he insists on "Uppah!" every time I am cooking.) He also enjoys making his own imaginary creations with pots, pans, spoons, whisks....pretty much anything within his grasp. He can now say "Spatula" although it sounds more like "Salsa", but we get the idea. And, the other day, when the oven timer went off, he promptly grabbed and donned an oven mitt and ran over to the door to check on our biscuits - it was too funny!

The Micah Special - yes, he is actually sitting IN the frying pan

Um, yes...I think it needs a dash of salt