Golf Craze

Will has just gone crazy for golf! I guess it's not hard to imagine that a little boy would love the idea of "big hits" with a stick and ball.
He literally begs to go outside to play golf every day. His favorite is to put a real golf ball on a tee and hit it with his driver for a "BIG hit!" And when he doesn't get to go outside, he's playing in the family room with his foam golf balls and putter while watching cartoons.
This past weekend, he got a new golf bag that he can wear like a backpack. He is in love! I hope this is a craze that isn't a passing phase for him, because I know his Daddy and his Grandpa Ed would love to have his company on the golf course over the next many years!

Big Bed

Here it is: Will's BIG big-boy bed! The headboard and footboard are from his crib. The footboard came off to make a toddler bed. Now the footboard comes back and assembles with new rails to make the frame of a full size bed. The frame is fairly high off the ground, so we couldn't add the boxspring that we bought with the mattress, or the bed would be ridiculously high! It's very comfortable though! Will wanted all of his animal friends (and blankets and books) in bed with him - just like when he slept on the floor. I helped wedge the row of stuffed animals in between the mattress and footboard to give him extra sleeping surface, but he still piled everything in the middle before falling asleep.

He did well for his first night. After his usual three or four trips downstairs in the first half hour, he settled in and slept until around 4:15. He cried out for me three more times over the next half hour, but then fell back asleep until a more respectable hour.

Swimming

No pictures today. I just wanted to leave myself a note about Will's swimming. We went last night for one of the first times in months, and he had so much confidence and enthusiasm! He's always enjoyed swimming, but he didn't stray too far from us. Last night he was doing "big jumps" off the side and getting his face in the water - all the while laughing and ready to do it again. He was also remembering to kick his legs hard to get where he wanted to go - which wasn't always towards Mommy or Daddy! :-)

I wish I had taken a picture before we left the house. He was wearing his swim trunks, long sleeved swim shirt, Puddle Jumper floatie, and his green frog rain boots. It was hilarious! If you can picture it based on the photo below, he wearing all that while swinging his golf club in the back yard waiting for his Daddy to finish mowing the yard.

Silly in Spring

When I got home last night, I was thrilled to see my bike and Will's trailer were in the garage! Spring is here once the snow blower and bike trailer swap for spots in the shed and garage! And resourceful Will combined all of his favorites for a few minutes of springtime fun, as well.

Conversations with a Kid

I had the following conversation with Will before bed the other night:

Me: Uncle Ryan's birthday is coming up. What should we get him for a present?
W: A robot.
Me: A robot?
W: Yes, that would be COOL.
Me: What does a robot do?
W: I get Uncle Ryan TWO presents.
Me: What two presents would you like to get Uncle Ryan?
W: A robot and a Thomas.
Me: You have a lot of Thomases. Can you share one you already have?
W: No. Uncle Ryan has his own. He can get a Percy and play trains at my house. Then I'll have a Percy and Uncle Ryan has a Percy.

The conversation just trickled off there as he went on to other things, but I asked Jason about the robot part later (I already know of his Thomas love). Apparently robots are the new big thing. And when he puts his mesh laundry hamper on his head he says he's a robot. Hmmm, I guess that means we could get Ryan a new mesh hamper for his birthday. . . . :-)

Sweet Dreams

Will stopped sleeping in his bed several weeks ago and was sleeping on the floor in front of the bed. This past week he started sleeping in the corner where we keep his stuffed animals. And one night we found him sleeping in his chair with all of his books. I do have to admit that the stuffed animals (including 3 large bears and a large frog - all of which are at least as big as him) are very comfy! I think he's got a pretty good idea going!

Now we have to decide whether we're going to convert his toddler bed into a full size bed, since I think one of the reasons he doesn't like sleeping in the toddler bed is that it's too crowded. I have asked him several time why he wants to sleep on the floor. He usually just says that he likes to hide, and if I press him too much on it he changes the subject.

It's Spring!

I'm not sure when all this warm weather showed up, but I've got lots of flowers in my yard, and the sun has been shining brightly! As Will likes to say, "Hooray!' Luckily, I didn't have to work late Friday or today, so I got to spend both evenings with my guys. Last night we played in the backyard and grilled hotdogs. Tonight we met up at the park and played before a quick dinner and bedtime. This is what I found when I got there! My two guys in their K-State purple. (We wish the game had turned out better!)
In the picture above, Will is chasing birds! He has been such a Momma's boy recently, which of course, I love! He likes to give me big kisses and bigger hugs. He's also been very good about my work schedule. Plus this has given him lots of time to play with his daddy and practice golf. He wears his golf glove, gets his grip and stance just right, and then gives it a big hit. :-)

Second Professional Haircut

One evening I took Will for his second professional haircut. I had saved a coupon (for months!) for the SportClips down the street. Of course the day I went to use it was March 1 and it had expired the day prior. Maybe since I paid full price I was more disappointed in the result.

I have trimmed Will's hair myself several times since his first professional haircut in October on our roadtrip. But, the cut was too blunt around the ears. The stylist on this day got the same result, but I asked her to try to fix it. It was ok but not great. I'll try again at home the next time.

He was not excited but he was quiet and asked me to hold his hand. Afterwards we went to the ice cream shop next door for "dinner."

Donuts and Driving

Will was so excited that he and Mommy had a donut date this morning, that he offered to do the driving!

He made fast friends will an older woman at Dunkin Donuts today. She thought he was so cute and smart! Actually, the cashier loved him, too, since she gave him 8 Munchkins instead of the 5 that I promised him (and let him eat).