Clocks

Levi LOVES clocks!  He especially loves the clocks at Gran and Granddad's house.  They have a few clocks with pendulums and a cuckoo clock!  For the rest of us, the chimes just seem to blend into the background noise, but Levi hears them every time they ring (every 15 minutes!) and runs to see the clock.

When Levi was staying with them in February, Granddad taught Levi all about pendulums.  Now Levi will ask Mat to swing him like a pendulum, and the other night, he made a clock (complete with a pendulum) out of his spaghetti.

I thought I got a picture of him swinging the pendulum, but I didn't...I'll leave you with a cute picture of a messy little boy!

Spring Break

Spring Break is always a welcome break, but I think I needed it more this year than I have in the past.  I was looking forward to some rest and some time with my little guy!

The first weekend of my break, my parents came up to help us move some furniture from our house to my sister's house.  Levi and I traveled with them up to see Blair and Kyle.  It was nice to spend time with them, and Levi loved having all that attention!  

Once we got back to our house, Levi enjoyed showing off his bike skills on a trip to the park with Pops and Grammie.

The rest of our week was spent playing at our house and in our backyard and being lazy!  Just what we needed!

Skiing

A few weeks ago, Mat and I were blessed to be able to go skiing in New Mexico with our friends the Tipps and the Drennons.  All of our kids were left in good hands, and we were off to the slopes!

We left bright and early Saturday morning and drove all the way to Las Vegas, NM.  We arrived earlier than we had expected, so we had time to walk around and explore the thriving metropolis of Las Vegas.  We spent our evening throwing rocks (seriously...), having a nice dinner at the Plaza Hotel, and walking around the cute little downtown square.  It was an early night because we had big plans for Sunday!

On Sunday, we headed out early and made the beautiful drive into Angel Fire, and we made it in time for an afternoon of skiing.  Now when we planned this trip, I had every intention of venturing out onto the slopes with everyone else.  I bought/borrowed ski clothes and prepared myself for lots of embarrassing falls, but just before we left, I found we had a extra bundle of joy traveling along and my ski plans changed.  I spent a lot of time sitting here:

I read all 3 books in the Hunger Games series, played lots of Ticket to Ride on the iPad, and enjoyed relaxing by the fire.  After a refresher course from "Jeff Ski School", everyone else hit the slopes.  They all seemed to have a great time.

On Monday night, a storm came in while we were at dinner.  Our condo was up quite a steep hill, and as we were trying to get home, our car got STUCK!  Luckily, some nice guys with 4 wheel drive were able to tow us up the hill, and we made it safely back home.  The snow was absolutely beautiful!

Tuesday morning, Mat, Tim, and Megan decided to take a little break from skiing, and the 4 of us went on a walk around the resort.  Selfishly I enjoyed having a little bit of company for a while!  We did a little bit of shopping, enjoyed the snow, and the guys of course had to have an icicle fight.

On our last night in Angel Fire, we went out to a nice dinner to the Roasted Clove.  We enjoyed some delicious hamburgers, steak and fish!  It was such a fun weekend to spend with friends!

My Superhero & Mr. Fix-it

The other day I walked into Levi's room and saw this...

I love the way he sticks out his tongue when he's concentrating.  :)

Valentines

Our little Valentine was sick this year on Valentines day.  I actually think it was the antibiotic he was taking for his double ear infection, but he couldn't go back to daycare.  I got to spend the day with him, and since he seemed to be feeling alright, we had a great time!  I made him some heart shaped pancakes (that really didn't look like hearts!).  He colored on his easel and made Valentines for his grandparents.  

It was a beautiful day, so we even spent some time at the park!  Levi had so much fun climbing up and down and sliding down the slide.  

He is such a sweet boy and walked around saying "Happy Balemtimes Day, Mommy!"

Electronics

Levi loves all things electronic!  For Christmas, he got a new laptop.  I was able to hook it up to our computer and download specific things for him.  He has three "emails" from various family members, and the computer even sings a song about how to spell his name.  He'll say, "Mommy, I need to check my email!"

He also loves talking on all of his phones.  This picture of him with his feet propped up makes me laugh!

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Levi is really in to all things transportation right now- especially trains- but he doesn't limit himself to just trains.  He's made "trains" out of pillows,

cars,

magnetic letters,

and his "treasures."

When I found his stuffed animals arranged like this he said, "Mommy, take my picture!"

What a cute kid!