Holden's Wonderlands

This last week we tried some new things with Holden. My first attempt to shake things up at play time was to build a fort like we did when we were kids. I rounded up all of the blankets and got to work. I think I did a pretty swell job for not having built one in YEARS! :) Well, it was finished and the only thing Holden wanted to do was rip it down. :(( SO- then came the bribery! I put his books and some toys inside-but unfortunately it also took some sour patch kids to get him in there! I don't know why he loves them so much- he pulls a sour face with each one but keeps comin back for more! He stayed in there the whole time eating his treats- then...hmm....again, he was done! That is until Josh came home, and sure enough, he LOVED the fort with Josh! Seriously...I guess this is where Holden starts to show favorites. I have realized that when daddy's around, it's all fun and games. Truly, I am grateful that he adores Josh so much and vice versa. Watching them play together and listening to Holden's squeals makes me so happy. He's happy doing anything with Josh! Yesterday Holden and I were playing -with the front door out of sight! As soon as Josh wiggled the lock and opened the door, Holden let out the most GIRLY squeal EVER! lol He couldn't see Josh, he just KNEW it was him. He just walked as fast as his little legs would go to get to Josh! Gotta love that!

The next activity was to take Holden to the Disney store. Although we are throwing him a Winnie the Pooh party, he is HUGE into Mickey Mouse! The one show that he loves to watch is The Mickey Mouse Club. As soon as Mickey appears on the screen, he just squeals in excitement. So, when we got to the Disney store, the first thing he saw was a big stuffed Mickey Mouse. He was in heaven. The whole time in the store he just babbled like crazy and was sooo excited. I was holding him and he grabbed a little mini stuffed Mickey Mouse. SO- not wanting to spoil our child...lol...we bought it for him-uh....for his birthday..yeah.. that's it! lol But Josh tried to take it away from him to buy it and he just started to cry. It makes me laugh only because I don't think my kid is spoiled and I take things away from him all of the time. He doesn't really care about having things yet. So, that's why it was so funny that he was soooo attached to the Mickey Mouse. He carries it by the arm (there is a permanent dent there now) around the house everywhere he goes- as well as to bed with him.

So, that's the end of our new adventures for the week! This last pic is of Holden's REAL first haircut where I literally cut inches off of his mop! His hair was so light and fine, I didn't realize just how long it had gotten! But he was so happy after it was all done- okay, maybe not as happy as mom was- but still, happy!