This.

At the demolition site.

Saturday afternoon we walked down to see the progress on the new storm drain and water line project.  They are removing and replacing the canal's box culvert under the road and Skyler was thrilled to get up close.

The work crew only worked a half day Saturday so we had the excavator bucket all to ourselves.

Snacktime.

Maizey got her afternoon snack, and Skyler got some "Scooby Snacks" in a bowl, on the floor next to her.

Pretending to be a dog while eating his cookies.

Good grief Charlie Brown...

Cookies.

Skyler helped Mommy bake some cookies after a delicious shepherd's pie last night.  Mmm!!

Mommy had refrigerated some cookie dough from the last batch of cookies.

Skyler carefully placed each cookie in its respective spot on the pan.

Political truth.

I try to stay away from politics on here but this was hard to not share.

Someone said it was an insult to Beavis and Butthead, I think that may be true!  Happy Friday everyone!

Splash!

Another successful swim lesson last night.  He even got to dive off of the swim platform.

Ready...

GO!

Gone!

Big splash!

Best friends.

Winter sunshine means both black and white animals spend lots of time together.

Ignore the fact that Skyler needs to pick up his room!

At the worksite.

The city is replacing a main water and storm drain line not too far from our house.  Since Skyler was out of school for President's day yesterday, he got to see them working.  We had a busy day, worksite, Lego, Amazon streaming, a new Lego Batman app, and some cooking.  Whew!

Watching them work on drilling under the canal.

Gorgeous sunset.

Wow!  Last Thursday's sunset was incredible!

Skyler waving goodbye to JoAnn with Mommy.

At the Parkway.

We took advantage of the lovely warm weather yesterday and walked on the Jordan River Parkway.  Skyler desperately needed to burn off some excess energy and we walked a little over 3 miles.

Hound dog looking for critters.

Skyler looking for wildlife.

Selfie.

Skyler took a selfie and it ended up on my phone via iCloud.

He really needs a haircut but won't let me cut his hair.

Skyler skis version 2.0

Skyler got to go up to Solitude Resort Sunday to ski with Mommy and Aunt JoAnn.  He takes after his mother and is a natural at skiing!  He's already asked to go up again.

Group selfie.

The two natural skiers.

On the mountain.

Who has two thumbs and had a great day?  This guy!!

Solar Black and Whites.

It is still unseasonably warm for February here in Utah.  The pets have been enjoying spending time on the front porch sunning themselves all week.

Porch time means that I get to enjoy some sunshine as well.  :)

Valentine's Day.

Skyler had a pretty good Valentine's Day yesterday.  He got to watch "Finding Dory" at school and pass out and collect Valentine's cards.  When he got home he was surprised with 2 new Lego kits!  He got the dinosaur kit and Catgirl's motorcycle including Robin and Batwoman minifigures.

Skyler and Mommy made these Valentine's cards.

What Mommy came home to.  I made a "depression cake" or some call it a "wacky cake".  She got a gemstone solar system necklace.

Skillet lasagne in progress...

Cans of tomato sauce and diced tomatoes added.  Simmer 20 minutes...

Voila!  Mozzarella cheese and fresh basil added then 5 minutes under the broiler in the oven to "toast" the cheese.  It was delicious!

Birthday party.

Saturday we attended a birthday party for one of Skyler's classmates.  I didn't know it was going to feature Lego activities or I probably would have stayed home.

Everyone getting their instructions from James, one of the museum employees.

These Lego kits were motorized and after assembly, the kids would plug in the USB plug into the computer and make their  creations move.

Skyler made an alligator.

Some troubleshooting from James didn't help so I swapped connections and it worked.

This looks familiar!  Skyler and I play Hotwheels on his play mats all the time downstairs.

Time for cupcakes!

Mmm!!

Time to open presents.  After this, the kids were allowed to go into the Museum of Ancient Life.  Whew!

Lego Batman zip line.

Mommy went skiing yesterday so I had Skyler for a while before he joined her in the afternoon.  We played Lego for at least 4 hours and I came up with the idea for Batman to zip line down to the Joker.  Instant classic!

Immediately after returning home he went right back to playing Lego.  He got a new Batman set on Saturday since we had watched the movie the night before.

At the library.

I tagged along with Mommy and Skyler to the library yesterday morning.  We are rather fortunate to live close enough and have a newly constructed library.  It's fun to see Skyler's face light up at all the new books.

Returning our old books.  The library has an automated return and checkout process using RFID in each book.

Looking up?

His view looking up!  Look at all the letters.

WOW!!!

We saw the new Lego Batman movie after school yesterday!  It was SO good!  Skyler was a perfectly behaved child both at dinner before, (Habit Grill, top 5 hamburger I've ever had) and during the movie.  An overall perfect day for a lucky nearly 6(!) year old.

The downspout delighted him, he shouted "hey turtle, are you in there?!"

Obligatory movie poster picture.

We got to see the movie in the big theater, featuring the luxury loungers, all in fabulous XD high definition.  He had a sparkling Minute Maid drink and medium popcorn.  He ate the entire bag of popcorn!!

Top of the world.

I drove out to Mommy's work to enjoy a lunchtime walk with her at the "Rocket Ranch".  It was a lovely and (unseasonably) warm day on Wednesday.

Mommy certainly has a gorgeous view!!

Swimming.

Skyler swam the entire length of the pool on his back last night!

He's on the right.

Doing great!

Lego!

Holy cow Skyler has a lot of Legos!

We built a tank last nigh using Legos from my childhood.  :)

Pizza rolls.

I made some homemade pizza rolls for the stupid football game on Sunday.  Think cinnamon rolls only with pizza ingredients instead of sugar.

All ready to bake.  Note the string cheese centers!

Baking...

Done!

Delicious!