Picnic and Bedtime

Liam was a total toddler today. He was a crazy mix of frustrating and adorable. This morning Mike and I were both ready to pull our hair out due to a nonsensical tantrum before we all headed out for the day. Thankfully, tonight he melted our hearts by having a cute picnic with "lots and lots of friends." If that wasn't cute enough, when I went up to go to bed I peeked in and saw Liam with two books propped up and him fast asleep. There are many of my habits that I wish Liam would not have picked up. I adore the fact that he has to have at least one book in his bed when he is heading to sleep. That is a habit I hope he always keeps.

Enjoy.

Crazy blue worm

Hmm...it seems like our house has been infested by a large alien worm from a faraway planet!! Oh, nevermind. Just Liam.

Liam downhill skiing

Liam had his first true downhill experience on Sunday. We have had him on his downhill skis a couple of times now generally just trekking him up small hills and letting him slide down. Sunday, however, we took him on the chairlift and let him ski down the hill with the help of the Ski Leash. He did amazingly well. He loved riding on the lift. I couldn't get over how natural being on skis was for him. The skis became an extension of his body and his was able to figure out the balance necessary to ski without falling. I had to do very little with the leash except for periodically use it to guide a turn or to help him stand up when he did fall. He is quite the little athlete and I love it. I so look forward to sharing skiing with him in years to come, just as Mom and Dad did with us.

Looking for winter fairies