We had a few days of sun the past couple of weeks and Liam loved exploring our neighborhood. We went to the park and he stood still for at least 5 minutes watching the kids run around. He also took me on a walk the other day. We were all over the neighborhood and he LOVED it. 
Things have changed a lot since last summer and things are going to be a lot different by the time summer gets here. With that said he has been REALLY wanting to go outside lately. He goes to the window or door FREQUENTLY telling me that he wants to go outside. His word for just about everything right now is "Ish!" (while pointing at the object) When I tell him we are going to go, he walks to the door, waits for me, walks into the garage and goes straight to his stroller. The kid is ready for the great outdoors. But since we are stuck in the great indoors I am trying to think of things to keep him entertained. He loves to go through his designated kitchen drawers and pantry shelves and while in the pantry he found a bag of macaroni noodles. "Ish! Ish!"
I then had a flash back of my old job surrounded by fifteen 12-24 month olds. We played with cooked noodles frequently. So we cooked up those noodles and went for it. This was the result. He loved it. He liked throwing them better than eating them. I loved watching his eyes light up when he dug his hands into the noodles. Inexpensive activity for a rainy day. Happy child. Success.
