For two weeks every day he's asked me "is today my birthday"? We track days on the calendar so several times I've walked him over to show him where we are and how long until his birthday. But still, "is today my birthday"?, "Is today my party?", "When are my friends coming for my party?".
Well now it's official. Moriarty is 4 and I need to stop calling him "the baby" because he's a full blown kid. He wants me to watch his SUPER SPEED when he runs down the hall. And his GECKO STRENGTH when he picks stuff up. And he giggles all the time. I mean, all the time. He thinks farting is the funniest thing ever. Also, the silly noises Pip makes. The texture of his mango, a kitchen dance party, the way he pretends he's a robot cat and only speaks in squeaking sounds. He manages to find the silliness in every aspect of his life (but particularly farts). Sometimes his silliness gets in the way of structured activities like his school concert.
The other highlight has been our Winter Wonderland. Since Seattle typically doesn't get much snow we planned a short vacation after Christmas to Leavenworth, a charming touristy Bavarian town a couple hours East, over a mountain pass. We hoped we could make a snowman, but the conditions weren't right. We did get to feed reindeer, take a sleigh ride pulled by horses, eat lots of yummy food, and play in some snow. However, nature decided Seattle deserved some serious snow this year so we've been basically snowed in for over a week. His school was closed most of last week. We were all home together, a lot. Did I mention we've been stuck in the house with Super Speed and Gecko Strength and More Truck Videos and "will you play with me" while we're trying to work from home? When we both try to work from home at the same time it's hard to give him the attention he expects (and deserves). We end up letting him watch far more TV than usual and his attitude is inversely proportionate to his screen time. So, I might be going a little crazy. I even tried to leave today to regain some sanity but the car spun out and couldn't get out of the driveway...But it sure is pretty outside! Pip and Moriarty successfully made a snowman. We took some tromping walks around the property. There's been some snowball action and the chainsaw chopping of a large branch that fell on a walkway. Next year we'll stock up on salt deicer and a better snow shovel.