I'd Forgotten How Fun...

The playground is! This week we had the first nice and warm day of the year and Jumpin' J and I took advantage of every second we could. We met up with a few friends at one of the local playgrounds. Knowing that J is a little bit daredevil I thought it was really interesting to see him at first because he was so tentative. But once he remembered how fun it was, off he went!

J and Lightning

J and Babydoll

Playing with Trains

We had another train playdate at our house recently! It is so good to see some of our WMM friends and get to relax and just play!
Jumpin' J and another redhead who we'll call Cheeks because they're so cute!

And here's J with Lightening, Babydoll, and another new visitor, Rosie (because she loves trains too we'll give her a Thomas name)

Playtown's Huge Weeeeee

Hmmm.... rereading that title it sounds slightly questionable but I promise it's not!

On Wednesday we met a group of WMMs at one of the local indoor playgrounds. Playtown is just a few minutes from our house and J's dad got us a special pass for Christmas so both J and I were so excited to check it out.

It was awesome!!!!!!!!!
There were all kinds of things to do!

The best part for me was that it was almost completely "parent-proof" too so I could play with him on things. I always loved those bouncy houses!

Of course, for J the best part was the Humongous Weeee (Slide)!!!! We went down together once and it was fun. When we got to the top again J's friend, Lightening, was too scared to go down alone so I sent J down alone and took Lightening with me. J liked going down by himself so much better than with Mommy, independent little man that he is. So next thing I know he's bravely climbing the ladder ALONE. Yes, I did have a heart attack when I saw it! But he was totally fine!!!! His smile was priceless!!!!

And off he went with Babydoll and Gordon. I lost count of the number of times they went up and down that huge weeee!

He would have done it all day long if I hadn't made him leave for lunch and a nap. Next time we'll plan to go when they first open and bring a lunch so he can stay and play 'til he's falling asleep on his feet! And I promise to bring my camera next time because all the action shots are totally blurry from my phone camera!

Jumpin' J the Conductor

This week we had a WMM group over to play with Jumpin' J's new train set. And he conducted from his firetruck!

Among the attendees were Lightening and Babydoll along with Lightening's big brother, Gordon (the biggest train), and a new friend, Handsome Rob.

And a special Happy Second Birthday to Babydoll!!!! Don't you love her funny faces?? ;)

Rubba Dub Dub

Three monkeys in a tub!!! A couple of J's and my friends came over to play on Monday morning. The mom's had a good time chatting while the kids played.





And as usual we had great food so none of the kids wanted lunch. But they all took GREAT naps! It is always great to see Lightning and Babydoll (names changed to protect the innocent!) and their moms!!

Colored Leaves

Today was our weekly playdate with the WMM group! Today the theme was oranges. All of the food was orange; we brought cantaloupe. And all the kids wore orange. And we did a leaf project where we made wax paper placemats. Jumpin' J and I made a special one for Daddy!