Valentine's Weekend & Grandpa visits

This past weekend, my Dad came for a visit. He and Mark were in a fishing tournament on Saturday. They didn't catch any fish. Darn. Maybe next year. My Mom didn't come because she had to work. They just returned from a week vacation in Mexico so she wasn't able to come this time. In the slideshow you will see Connor modeling his new souvenir t-shirts. Also, check out Mark and his heart shaped potato. Yeah, on Sunday he helped me peel potatoes for dinner and he actually found one in the bag that was shaped like a heart. Anyway...I had to take his picture. Also took many of Connor with Bouzer, my Mom and Dad's dog. He loves Bouz and asked me to take pictures of him and Bouz all the time. Enjoy the pictures.

The muffin man

Anytime we get a few bananas that start to go mushy, we turn them into banana-chocolate chip muffins. Connor's my muffin maker helper. He's the official "banana masher". We've made them so many times that he tells me what goes in them: butter, sugar, egg, flour, soda, salt, and of course the chips...his favorite part. I should've gotten a couple of pictures of him mashing and adding stuff to the bowl, but didn't think of it until we were almost done. Maybe next time.

Cutting takes total concentration

A few weeks ago I picked up Connor his first scissors. The first few times were tough. Trying to show him how to hold the scissors with one hand and hold the paper with the other didn't work well with the two-year-old who wanted to do it his way and by himself. I second guessed myself thinking maybe he was too young yet. A little practice everyday and he has come a long way in a short time. At first he didn't like cutting ads since the paper is thinner. It would crimple up on him. Now the toy ones are his favorite. He likes to sit and cut paper every day. It's his new thing. Usually his cutting time is while I'm getting supper together. Works for me.