Snow in the south is like orange juice and toothpaste...they don't go together.

It snowed like an inch here in NC on Tuesday evening. Everyone went into panic mode. The county sent all of the kids home from school early, and then they closed the schools yesterday (Wednesday) and today as well. Hilarious, but hey, Kyler didn't have to go to preschool, and I didn't have to go to work yesterday, we only go part-time anyways, but we didn't complain!

We loved spending the whole day at home together- it's been a while since we've had a day like that with no errands to run, no gym, and no other places to be! Maybe we'll get lucky and get another "snow" day soon? One can wish.

The Friendship Phase

Kyler has been busy developing little friendships these past few months. He's always been more of a solo player, so this phase is new! He talks about his friends all day at home, and is always asking if they can come over to our house to play, or if he can go to their houses. He has chosen some pretty cute little friends to be best buds with! One of his favorite school friends had a birthday party this past weekend. Kyler won't stop talking about how much fun he had.

It was a perfect little party for a three year old! I think we will plan a similar one for Kyler's next birthday. 

I think the way Kyler eats is hilarious. Most kids his age could care less if they get food on their hands/faces while eating...but Kyler? He has to eat neatly. He uses utensils instead of his hands (he even eats pizza and hot dogs with a fork!) and always has to have a napkin near by, heaven forbid he gets a crumb on his lip. Sorry for the blurry picture, I was trying out a new camera lens, (I obviously don't know what I'm doing) but you get the idea:

I can't get enough of this stage! 

These best buds are toooo cute!

Eating popcorn (according to my 3 year old)

I was looking through old pictures today, when I came across a picture from 2012 of Kyler eating popcorn....so I got this idea that I should replicate the picture- now that it is exactly 2 years later! So, I put a bag of popcorn on the counter and snapped a few pictures of the process...here were the resulting moments:

......annnnnnd.....here is the picture comparison from 2012 and 2014!

I can't believe how fast my baby boy is growing up!

First time bowling and first train ride

First of all, I wanted to say thank you so so SO much for all of the support ya'll have shown me the last few days from Part 1 of The Journey. I can't count the number of my personal friends who have reached out to me to show their support. Whether it was in person, or through blogger comments/text messages/emails "likes" on facebook etc... thank you so much- it means a lot to me. I am so lucky to have friends that care.

Now, back to my normal blogging routine :)

Every Saturday in January (on our calendar) is filled with Kyler's friend's birthday parties. He is one popular kid! The weekend before last, Kyler went bowling for the first time. I only have this one blurry pic from my phone....He had fun though!

This past weekend, another one of Kyler's little friends had a birthday at the NC transportation museum. Kyler got to experience his first real train ride. He loved it!

After we rode on the train, the kids ate cupcakes and then we got to tour the inside of old train cars- they were pretty cool.

Our next birthday party (on Saturday) will be for Kyler's best buddy from his school- he can't wait!

Life is good.