Visit to the Aquarium, a set on Flickr.

Last week the Living Planet Aquarium had free admission. Little man, my mom, and I took advantage of that! We had a pretty good time. It was kind of crowded but we beat the rush of after-school kids, so it wasn't as bad as it might have been.  And of course, little man loves any opportunity to see animals or fish!

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Thank you to my friend, Jayme, for helping me find a solution to my photo uploading problem. Now I can finally show off pictures of our Thanksgiving! And hopefully get back to posting on a regular basis. :)

...Blogger still won't let me add pictures.  It says I have reached my storage limit.  I honestly don't know what I'm going to do about that.  For today, at least, it means there will be no pictures to go along with this post.  :(

We had a fantastic weekend having little man's pappy with us to celebrate Thanksgiving.  We played and ate and went shopping and to the Parade of Lights and explored a new store that has plenty to keep the whole family occupied (we're talking a Ferris Wheel, animals, fish tank, guns...everything!) 

Now we need to get back into the swing of "regular" life.  We are all pretty exhausted after our fun-filled holiday.  Little man even fell asleep in the hallway while throwing a fit yesterday.

Blogger won't let me load pictures, which I find very mean.  Until I can get that sorted out....just know that we had a lovely Thanksgiving and that little man is having lots of fun playing with his pappy.  :)

We made a turkey using little man's hand print and I wanted to have him hold it while I took his picture.  Then I could use the picture to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving...but he wouldn't hold the sign still.  It's okay, I got a cute video instead. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Little man has inherited a container full of toy cars that belonged to his pappy and his daddy.  They have small parts and I've kept them hidden in a closet until we felt little man was old enough to be trusted with them. 

The other day while his auntie was here, little man ran to his bedroom.  After a few moments we heard him shouting, "a car!  A truck!  A car!"  Then he came running out with one of the little cars I'd been hiding.  I'm not sure how, but he opened the cupboard and could see the cars pushed back in a corner.  So we got them out and played for a little while.  :)

What a fun legacy for my little man.  And tonight his pappy will be coming into town, so he'll be able to share in the joy his old toys have brought to his grandson.  I can't wait!

There are days when we just need to do something fun.  And when the weather is crummy, we are so glad that little man's auntie comes to visit.  The other day when we needed to be rescued?  She swooped in and gave us a dance party! (I have a video of her and little man doing ballet to the Nutcracker but blogger is mean and won't let me post it....just know that it happened and was great fun!)

Thanks sis!  You're the best!

Remember this from last week?

Well, it turned into this:

and Mama got so tired of the mess that she threw it all away.  Now we'll have to find some new (hopefully less messy!) toys.

Do you know the best way to create works of art?  My son seems to think the secret is to work on them naked! 

The other day he ran away from me after his bath and demanded that I open his crayon container.  So I let him draw in the nude for a few minutes.  Such a free spirit!

Little man, his auntie, and I visited a fun store called Blickenstaff's. It's like a magical wonderland and little man had a blast. 

If you are ever in the area, you should check it out!  They even have candy that I normally have to beg my family from overseas to ship to me. Hurrah!