Fun times in February

February was a fun and exciting month. Valentine's day saw Joel painting Valentine's for his Grandparents and getting Valentines himself - celebrating another Chinese New Year - welcoming Grandpa Kai back from Hong Kong - and general mega fun times for him as he gets more confident with his ability to walk...or often now - Run.

Family fun

Love is in the air...actually that's probably just paint that Joel's trying to feed the dog. One of the things that he is starting to really like is drawing and colouring. We gave him the chance to make some Valentines and he loved it. 

Here's the result:

And here is the creative process that Joel followed:

First remove all non-essential clothing

Cover entire hand in paint to ensure maximum coverage 

Finally sample the finger paint to verify quality of materials

To celebrate Valentines day Joel got a visit from his Grandma Barb and Grandpa Jack! They brought him all sorts of great things, including a Valentine that sings! ...yes, thank you for the Valentine that sings the 30 second song whenever he presses the button.

Joel and his mudder looking at his Valenting SWAG

(and yes, that's how swag should be used kids. We had it first)

Showing his classic generosity - Joel loves to share

Grandpa Kai took a whirlwind trip to Hong Kong to see family during Chinese New Year. He was gone for almost two weeks, but definitely was in Joel's good books since he came back with a toy helicopter from Great-Grandma Chan!

Grandpa Kai showing Joel how to play with the new toy

The helicopter is one of Joel's favourite toys now. 

It makes lots of great noises

Joel is becoming very active and mobile now. He loves to run around and help out as much as possible! Whether it's emptying the fridge of all the food for you, emptying the cupboard of all the pots and pans, or putting lots of stuff in the garbage - he's always looking out for you.

Out and about

Luckily the month wasn't too cold out so we were able to get out of the house fairly often. We also were able to really put the sled to good use! The one thing that we know about Joel is that he has a need for speed and thrills. If there is a chance for him to go fast - he'll take it. Often his legs can't keep up with how fast his mind wants him to go, but between both of his parents we are able to corral him effectively. 

About to go out for an adventure

In his sled and dressed warm in the Peru jacket 

he got from his Uncle Justin

Moose and his best bud...well, at least when Joel has treats

Hello~ everybody!

Maybe it's because it's the same height as Joel, 

but he loves this thing at the Market Mall playplace

Bean bags. Yes they ARE awesome Joel. 

Libraries are getting better all the time. 

Sailing the seas in Northland Mall with First Mate Tigger

Learning about the world includes 

many trips to the hardware store

Salad for EVERYONE!

Joel taking control and feeding himself