Well Christmas break is here

And you know what that means! Josh has 2 full time playmates, right? WRONG!. While Brianna and Ian love Josh, they have had all the Josh fun they want after about 5 minutes. So recently Josh has gotten the bag of sugar I left too close to the edge of the counter and poured it all over the kitchen table. Good thing I wasn't going to make cookies.He has smeared ice cream on his favorite BIG tray (aka the coffee table), pulled ornaments off the tree and spread them around the house, also refrigerator magnets are all over the house! What is up with that??? He does enjoy playing in the snow for a few minutes and has recently really been enjoying jumping on my bed. Wonderful! Yesterday while I was trying to clean in my room, he got my concealer, opened it and smeared it all over the mirror. Makeup is a real joy for Josh. Anytime he finds it, he wants to wear it. You can often see him wearing mascara, lipstick, or eyeshadow. For the record, I think it is funny, but Jeff is not in agreement. He came in from playing outside today and had some hot cocoa, I had put an ice cube in it so he promptly tried to grab the ice cube as these are also a great source of fun for Josh. Thankfully his cocoa was not too hot. He drank a teaspoon of it and splashed in the rest, you would think that was cute since he was in his REAL high chair, but I had seated it close to the door wall so he could watch the birds, (our bird feeder has been getting some birds!!!) so now my doorwall has cocoa splashes all over it. AWESOME!!! A recent disappointment has occurred in Josh's life, Jeff installed cabinet locks on the cabinets where Josh loves to hide, so this has bummed him out and driven him to look for a new hideout. So imaginative and cute you say?? SURE, he now hides in the bottom of linen closet, thus removing sheets, towels and blankets 5 times a day. I feel bad because he obviously loves to hide, but good grief! I think Josh will be getting a little tent for Christmas, and then maybe I can salvage some of my sanity. HA!He has been practicing new words like thank you, snow, and ice cream. He also wants a pony! How do I know this you ask? Well when he is done eating, he will half climb out of his high chair and sit on the edge of it and say "PONY". Not sure if he is getting a pony for Christmas, but I am keeping my eyes open for a cute rocking horse. Only on day 2 of break and wonder if I will make it until the kids go back to school, poor Josh wakes up calling for Ian and then spends the day running around looking for the big kids. Guess I will forgo all my cleaning and just play Lego's with Josh! Till next  time!