Like Father, like son

This was the second weekend in a row where Michael followed Ryan outside to mow the yard...with his own little lawn mower.  I think this is the cutest thing I've ever seen.  Michael mowed almost the ENTIRE yard with Ryan!  That's a lot of walking for a little 2 year old!  And he was SO serious the whole time - never cracked a smile......he's a SERIOUS mower.  

On Thursday, our power went out for 3 hours from a tiny little storm.  So, what do you do with a toddler with no electricity?  You go play in the rain puddles!  By the end of our romp, Michael was soaking wet with dirty street water and went straight to the bath.  It might have been a bit messy, but we had so much fun "Dancin' in the Street".  Be sure to catch the video of Michael below this pic.

The pile of "these clothes no longer fit" was growing a head in Michael's closet, so Ryan and I decided to pack them up and banish them to the basement.  A few things (like the hat and gloves below) still fit and Michael decided to wear them ALL morning.  There was no taking off those gloves till we went outside and his poor little hands started to sweat profusely.

Michael found this little spiral notepad yesterday on the counter and proceeded to write on EVERY single page.  It was an awesome time killer and he had so much fun doing it.  So much for my new grocery list paper. Notice we may have a lefty here - like father, like son.