49 weeks

Eclair was feeling left out with all the pictures of Liam so I told her she could have the first one in the post this week.

We decided it would be fun to head up to the snow and let Liam play around a bit...ok it was really just ME who thought it would be fun but Dominic humored me and as you can tell Liam did too.  He sure didn't like getting all bundled up.  Little did he know it would be worth it because I was about to shove him out into the freezing cold. :)

Now he's happier

Hum, what's all this white stuff??  Wonder how it tastes?  Daddy warned him not to eat the yellow snow before we went out and he followed those directions to a T

Come on mom!  Poor guy could hardly walk with all that gear on.

There was actually quite a bit of the white stuff, here's Dominic's leg up to the knee covered.

You can see so much better up here, dad!

just one more taste, guys

We hadn't brought a sled because we don't have one and Dominic didn't think it would be worthwhile to get one with Liam being so little.  I tried suggesting it again on the way up and it was vetoed that time because it would be too expensive...wish we had gotten one.  I think Liam would have liked it.  Instead I just sat down and slid down the hill on my butt with him on my lap.

He was finished after that.  It was cold and since I didn't have snow pants for him his legs were getting wet.  Note to self, get baby snow pants and ones for next year while you're at it.

That weekend we bundled up again, but stayed in Modesto this time.  It was Almond Blossom festival in Ripon and the weather was less than ideal.  It was frigid outside.  Infact, I debated going because it was so cold but thought Liam would have a good time so I perservered.  He was pretty unhappy until the parade got going and insisted on someone standing and holding him the ENTIRE TIME.

We saw lots of firetrucks and police cars

The knights (like BHS down the the colors and everything!)

The clowns won Liam over.  He didn't laugh or smile much but was so intersted in them. 

Lots of horses too!  This one below was doing some prancing thing and I think Dominic took about a billion pictures of it.  He claims he was trying to capture the 'dancing' the horse was doing but I think he just really liked the guys hats

We were about to call it a day and had headed back when we saw the Shriners.  I couldn't take Liam to his first Parade without letting him see the Shriners.  I considered asking them to take him for a ride but given his meltdown state didn't think it was fair to put the old guys through that.  My grandpa was a shriner and one of my favorite memories of him was riding in the cars after the fair in Iowa.  I'll have to see if Liam will let me put his hat on for a picture...maybe next week.  Love you, grandpa!