Rainy Day Fun

After a streak of pretty nice weather, the last two days have been cold and rainy.  On top of that, Nathan has a cold :(  Because I knew we were going to be braving the rain today to go to the Paralympics equestrian event, we decided to stay in yesterday and have some rainy day fun at home.  That meant mom had to get creative, because an almost 2-year old stuck inside an 800 square foot flat all day is not exactly ideal.  But, we found some things to do and we actually had a fun day.  We made home-made play dough and played with it.  This actually kept Nathan's attention for quite a long time.  He liked playing with it, but he found it even more entertaining to throw out requests to mom and make me build things for him.  And, I have to say, that ceramics class I took in high school must have paid off.  I was actually able to make convincing versions of everything he requested - a ball, a snowman, a train, a bus, an airplane, a duck, a turtle...

We also played indoor smash ball.  We set up a "net" with Nathan's little desk chairs.  Nathan loved it!  He played all afternoon and as soon as he woke up this morning, he set up his "net" and requested that I come to his room to play smash ball. I think this one is going to be a new regular - he is seriously obsessed with it.  

Our home-made green play dough.

A rainy day snack - hot chocolate and a zucchini  carrot muffin.

Such a boy - he loves all sports!

This one was actually from this weekend.  Daddy and Nathan watching You Tube videos on the IPad.  Nathan loves to watch the "Row Row Row Your Boat" video.  He sings that song non-stop - I need to get it on video one of these days.