Snow day

We got such a tremendous amount (a couple of inches) of snow last Friday that Mommy got a day off from work. We went out and played in it for a while on Saturday, and James got to use the sled he got for Christmas. We didn't think we would have much use for the sled here, but it's a good thing we brought it back with us.

James enjoyed running around in the snow as well. He enjoys running around everywhere, actually. It's been too cold to go to the parks, though, so we've been looking for inside places to run around in - the library, the mall, Wal-Mart, Home Depot. We also run around the house a good bit, but other places are more exciting (and bigger).

James has expanded his vocabulary, and he can now say the following:

mama

dada

up

ball

kittycat

bath

bus

duck

fish

bubble (usually bub-bub-bub-bubble)

moo (what a cow says)

baa (what a sheep says)

woof (what a dog says)

uh-oh

ah-choo

He says a lot of other things, but most are in his own language. Hopefully we can either learn his language soon, or he will continue to pick up English.

One of our favorite indoor activities is drawing, either with markers on paper or on the windows with grease-pencil-type markers designed specifically for that. Occasionally some marks end up on the furniture, but not too much. James is very good at putting the caps back on the markers, which 1)shows very good hand-eye coordination, and 2)is a great habit to learn early.