Sick Daddy

Washing dishes is a very fun thing to do on cold winter days when we can't play outside.

It has been a week since Daddy got sick and ended up in the hospital needing surgery. I did not like seeing Daddy in the hospital and I really don't like that he can't play with me yet. I keep asking when he can take me to Pizza Ranch. I have even offered to pay with my credit card or by taking the money out of my piggy bank. Mommy and Daddy said maybe in two weeks when it is my birthday we can go to Pizza Ranch.

Mommy has been working hard to make me happy. We have playing outside a lot. Yesterday, while Mommy and I were playing outside, we tried to go sledding down the hill in our yard. Mommy had me in the sled and then she got in and we slid backwards down the hill. Mommy slid on her back and then landed on the cement of the parking lot. She held me on her chest and I thought it was a very fun ride. Mommy said that it hurt her back. We are also working on taking the big piles of snow down.

Pictures

Laying in front of the fire.

Eating our S'mores together.

Laughing with Great Grandma B while watching the fire.

Bringing the wood over.

Helping Grandpa starting a fire.

Busy few weeks

The last few weeks have been very busy for us. We drove to MI on a Tuesday in Jan. to close on the house that Mommy and Daddy owned in Holland. They signed papers while I ate a donut and then we drove back to WI that Wednesday morning. Then a few weeks later to drove to MI again for Daddy to attend a conference at Calvin. We all had a great time visiting with family and friends. We stayed for a few days that time. I will post some cool pictures at a different time. We left MI on a Saturday and drove back to WI. Mommy did lots of laundry and got us all repacked so that we could leave for South Dakota the next afternoon. I was so excited to get there. I yelled and screamed when Daddy told me we were finally in South Dakota.

We spent a week at Grandpa Gil's and Grandma Alina's. I got to hang out with my cousins. We had tons of fun playing with all of Grandma's toys. The best toy belong to Grandpa Gil and I wanted to play with it all the time. It was a truck that set up domino like blocks. Then I got to knock it down. I got my Christmas present from them it was a super cool metal Tonka Dump Truck. I have been playing with it ever since.

Meijer Garden's

Today, we went to Meijer Garden's with Aunt Emily, Sara, and David. We had so much fun running around in the tropical garden. We saw waterfalls, birds, and lots of different plants. I want to scare all the birds away. Then we went to a different room and they had tulips, Mommy's favorite flower. I touched a cactus and it hurt a little. Then we went downstairs and saw the turtles and little fish. After that we ran around upstairs and had snack. Then we did it all again. After, all of that we went to Breton Village mall and played with the train set at Pooh's Cornor and then we watched the big fish in the pond there. I loved seeing my buddies again.

Ginger Bread House

This week Monday, Daddy came home with a ginger bread house for us to decorate as a family. It was a lot of fun. Mommy got the frosting ready and I helped Daddy hold the sides up so Mommy could frost them. After the house was together Mommy put frosting all over and I got to put the candy on the house. I even got to eat some of the candy as I put it on the house.

I did a lot of playing outside this week is was a little warmer and Daddy was able to take me out after work and we played on the hill and in the snow between our house and church.

Last weekend we all went cross country skiing. Mommy pulled my sled with me in it. I love skiing. We went with two other pastor families. We got to play and explore a nature center and climb a very tall observation tower. We are waiting for more snow so that Mommy and I can go out ski again.

We are getting ready for lots of travel in the next two weeks. We are driving to MI so Daddy can go to the Calvin Worship Symposium. Then the following week we are driving to Sioux Falls, SD to visit Daddy's family. I am so excited that I get to see so much family in the next few weeks.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

The big wet kiss that Mommy gave me last night before bed.

Today, I got out my Little People Garbage truck and said that it was Grandpa Gil's garbage truck and I was picking up dirty stinky diapers and taking them to the dump. Then I made Mommy get the dump truck and pretend that she was Uncle Stan picking up more trash. We played that game all morning.

Tomorrow, Daddy gets all four of his wisdom teeth taken out. I am not sure what the next few days are going to be like in our house. I think Daddy will be in some pain and not want to play with me. I will try to keep you updated on how he is doing.

Play Time

Parker loved all of his new presents. Today, he helped my take down the tree and then we set up his toy area. It is now the Little People Village. We had a great time playing with the Little People the rest of the day. It was a long day as Parker got up at 5:30 and would not go back to sleep. Mommy is very tired and ready to go to bed early tonight.