Art for the playroom

Rowan and I painted today and had a great time! We made two pieces for the playroom. Using contact paper I blocked out the letters and numbers and then let him go to town with the paint. Using brushes, his fingers, a plastic bottle and a sponge roller he squished the paint all over the place. I wish I would have gotten a picture of him in action because it was hilarious, we were both covered in paint when we were done. He also thought he was really big stuff getting to paint on canvases and was very proud to show off his work to everyone in the house. I think they are going to look great in our playroom!

Riding a bike

Rowan got this great bike for Christmas and is just starting to be ready for it. He can just barely reach the peddles but is getting the hang of sitting on it and pushing it with his feet. He is also getting really good at steering it to get to where he wants to go. My favorite part is when he backs up, he beeps like a large truck would. Makes me laugh every time.

Pickles for breakfast, this kid gladly accepts. A freeze pop on a hot day...one bite and he handed it back.
One of Rowan's goals in life: find a big stick, hit trees with it, then throw it in the woods. This is repeated several times a day.

Chores

Rowan loves to help clean, especially when vacuuming is involved. This morning he was helping me do a little cleaning even before he was dressed for the day.

Life at the Winkler's

One of Rowan's favorite pass times is driving on the tractor, he loves to sit and pretend he is driving. He would do it for hours if we let him.


This little organ has been around a long time. My dad couldn't remember if it was his as a kid or my cousins...but either way it is almost 40 years old. Like anything in the Winkler house, it was meticulously cared for and so still is in good working order. Rowan loves it and takes his job of providing "dinner music" for my sister very seriously. Almost every night he hoists it up on the couch and sits and pounds away as Emily laughs and eats her dinner.

Backyard entertainment. These three little guys live in a tree right near the back deck and provide a lot or entertainment. Rowan thinks it is great when they chase each other around the tree.

Art for Rowan's new room

I finally finished the big piece of art for Rowan's new fire truck room. It actually didn't take as long as I thought it would, just had to spread out the time in the evenings so I didn't have a little helper getting in to all the paint. This PBkids room was my inspiration and I am hoping ours will come out just as warm and cozy. Rowan will still be in his white crib, but we bought a new white dresser that we can use as a changing table/dresser combo until we are no longer doing diapers and he can use it just as a dresser. We are going to paint the walls the same chocolate brown and I found some great red blackout curtains with grommets on top. I bought the firetruck pillow from PB and will do red and brown gingham sheets in his crib. When we finally transition him into a regular bed I will have lots of options for duvet covers with all the colors going on in the pillow.

Inspiration room from PBkids

Large firetruck painting for Rowan's room. This came out really well, I am pretty proud of it.

It is actually a triptych made of three large canvases.

A small 8x10 of a firetruck made out of dalmatians. I am not in love with this one, I kind of feel like it looks like a middle schooler made it, so the verdict is still out to whether or not it makes it in to the room.

Professor

While living with my parents, Rowan has learned a lot of new things. One in particular is that because my mom and dad both need reading glasses and my sister wears glasses all the time, Rowan thinks that to accomplish certain tasks you need to be wearing glasses. Reading and typing on the computer are two of those tasks. Every time he wants to "read" something he insists on putting on my mom's reading glasses so that he can read whatever book or magazine he wants to look through. Tonight was no different, except he put the glasses on, hoisted himself up on the couch and pulled the laptop onto his lap. I guess he wanted to read the latest gossip on facebook.

Rainy day redeemed

Today it rained all morning and everyone was stuck inside. I think we are on cusp of the "terrible twos", and I should have known when I put this shirt on him this morning it was a bad sign. The weather did clear up post nap time (thank goodness) so we were able to go outside and play for a bit. Josh and I picked up this bubble wand in the $1 bin at Target last week, and Rowan thinks it is great fun. He spends half the time just smearing the bubble soap on things or shaking it really hard so the soap flies everywhere. But mostly he enjoys chasing the bubbles and stomping on them.