Universal Exhibition 2015

    A couple weekends ago we went to the Universal Exhibition in Milan. It's a huge event with over 140 countries participating. It is held every 5 years for a six month period. Each country has their own pavilion that they are free to decorate and setup how they wish, as long as they follow the theme for that year. The theme this year was Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. I am not going to go into  much detail, but you can read all about it here. 

    Since there was so much for us to see, we left first thing in the morning. We dropped our dogs off with a friend and were on our way to Milan by 6:30 am. We decided to make an entire day out of it instead of wasting money and staying the night in a hotel.

 We picked up donuts on the way.

Busy Bags

   First of all, I am happy to say that my hubby came back home yesterday after being gone almost a month. We missed him so much. Connor didn't want to let him out of his sight! 

    While he was away, I had a lot of free time on my hands while Connor was napping or asleep. I found some neat busy bag ideas on Pinterest for Connor. All of them seemed easy to make and made great learning activities that could keep him entertained. I placed an order on Amazon for craft supplies (popsicle sticks, laminator, velcro, play doh and accessories) and sent my mom to get other stuff for me (paper paint samples, more velcro, and clothespins). I waited 10 days for all my stuff to come in, and yesterday when I checked the mail I had 7 boxes waiting for me {they weren't all for Connor}! So while Aaron was at work, I got started on Connor's busy bags!

Bookworm

   I love to read, and thankfully that gene got passed on to Connor. Right now he is all about the same couple books, so yesterday I decided to mix things up a little and take him to the library to pick out a few new books to read. We got there a few minutes before they opened, but that didn't stop Connor from waiting by the door and checking it every few seconds to see if it was unlocked.

Fun In The Sun

     Connor had a fun play date with his best friend Holden today. We made blueberry muffins before they came over so they could have breakfast at our house. They are our favorite!

     Connor helped me make them today. :)

Nonstop

     This little boy of mine, who I love with all my heart, keeps me on my toes. He never sits still these days! His little imagination is constantly running and thinking of things to do. The messes are endless because he goes from one thing to another. He likes to walk by himself, get dirty,  and play rough like boys do. Well, I have been trying to come up with things for him to do so he doesn't get bored playing with the same stuff everyday and so he can get his energy out. I ordered a few things online and can't wait to get it in the mail.

     Yesterday, Morgan and Levi spent a good half of the day with us. We played with dominoes and the small trains it came with, play-doh, and watercolors for hours. They were all toys that he hasn't played with before or in a while.  Then we went outside while Levi surprised me by mowing our lawn {we have such awesome friends!}. While he mowed it, Connor ran around in the field behind out house with the dogs.

 "Wait for me girls!"