The Box

We recently got a new dishwasher for the kitchen. Nathan and I were really (REALLY) excited about the dishwasher, and Drew was really (REALLY) excited about the box!

Once the dishwasher had been installed, Nathan gave the box to Drew and cut a door, a skylight and a small window (because what fun is a box to hide in if everyone can see in??).

Drew watched movies in it....

He ate snacks (and offered to share some) in it.....

He crammed plenty of toys in it, and for the most part, played in the box the entire day.

This is how it all started.

Well, somewhere halfway through the week, Drew started sprucing it up. It started with a few color marks on one side and the top of the box, and eventually led into this:

It was sort of like the book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie". I asked him one morning if he wanted me to make him a sign with his name for the box, to which he said yes, but he only wanted a "D". Well, this led into adding some shapes to the sides since that's what we're working on right now, which led into adding some fun monster stickies I had stowed away in a craft box, which led to lots and lots more scribbles. Then, on Tuesday, Nathan's mom brought by a helium balloon kit she had leftover from a baby shower she had thrown over the weekend. She figured Drew would have some fun with the balloons, and she was right. Drew loved them! We've had balloons floating all over the house since Kathleen left, and of course, some made it to the box.

Pretty fun, right? Drew thinks so too. :)

While Drew has been busy playing away in the box, this is what Collin's been up to:

Trying out some bananas in one of those icky soft foods feeders. There's got to be a better way to not have to puree banana.

He is rolling all over the place now! He can also get into the crawling position, but won't move forward yet. I am SO not ready to have another mover!

We have finally had a break in the fog and have been enjoying some clear, sunny afternoons outside as well. This has been MUCH needed for Drew, especially after last week when we were all sick and cooped up inside.

Wrigley and Collin both watching Drew dig.

Wrigley LOVES the boys, and Collin has been so patient with how much Wrigley wants to love on him.  Wrigley translates the small pats that Coll gives him as big gestures of affection and thus, never leaves him alone. :)