Easter picture slideshow

Grandpa Wicklund's birthday

I know this was a month ago, but o' well. Here's Connor with Grandpa Wicklund on his birthday. Connor and I made a cake and we went out to the Pizza Ranch for supper that night.

This first picture he's patiently eyeing and waiting for Grandpa's cake.Connor with Grandpa WicklundAh, yes. He's loves cake and the mess it makes. Yes, we can see your messy fingers.

Some odds and ends

It's been about a month since I put some new pictures up. I'm slippin'. Here are a few odds and ends. I've got some from Easter and a few others that I'll have to post separately and probably another day.

Connor checking on Grandma Bass' quilting.

We had just glued some construction paper to the outside of an oatmeal container and turned in into a silo for his barn. He was supposed to be decorating his silo with some stickers while I washed up a few dishes and this is what happened. :)

And whattya gonna do about it, Mom? Looks like he's giving me a little attitude.

Mixing up his corn in his blender. He loves that thing.

Out checking out the mud and puddles when all the snow finally started to melt.

Adding another sticker to his potty time chart.

He has done really well with the potty training lately. Just diapers at nap and bed time. We even had to make a quick run over to the nearby church in Vining while playing at the park the other day. But we made it! Yeah!I'm sure when he gets older he will love to know that I posted this picture on my blog.

But, I guess it's an important part of life.
Putting together puzzles with Mickey, his neighbor buddy. He loves puzzles.

Taking a spin around the kitchen table with his fire truck.

With Auntie Mel by the wind towers near Okabena. He loves to see them when we go to Grandpa and Grandma Bass' to visit.

Helping Grandpa Bass pick up chicken eggs.

Connor planting potatoes with Dad the day before Good Friday.

Fishing for a seahorse?

This past Sunday afternoon, we went ice fishing since the weather was so nice. When we first went out, Connor just had on jeans with no snowpants. As it cooled off, we bundled up a little more. I was quite impressed that he lasted about an hour out there. We didn't catch many fish while Connor and I were there, but Mark stayed a while after we left and did catch a half a pail or so. Check out the video clip at the bottom. He's trying to wake the fish up to bite and also says he wants to catch a seahorse! Not likely in this frozen MN lake. :)

Mark and Connor walking to a new hole since the first ones were no luck.

Connor taking a banana break.

C'mon fish wake up.

That's it. I'm done. Going to play toys at Uncle Harvey's house.

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.