The weather is getting colder

Miss M and I were successfully able to keep busy through the warmer months.  We were able to kill time going to the park, taking walks, playing outside in the parking lot with bubbles and chalk (yep - our kids play in a parking lot - where there is minimal movement - b/c we don't have green space), and going for milkshakes.  

The weather has drastically decreased. It's not that cold rather it's cold enough that I don't want to be outside and I can't judge if Miss M is warm enough.  She has gloves and hats but refuses to wear them right now.  

We went to Target this morning to kill time, buy a few items and make a few returns.  I successfully spent less than $20.  I usually spend closer to $100 on each trip to Target.  

I decided it was time to get creative for Miss M and provide her with activities at home to make being inside our apartment (which is shrinking in size every day) a little more bearable.  I taped garbage sacks to the floor to provide for easy clean up.  I filled the crock pot bowl full of water and got some straws and noodles and other water-resistant items.  I also got out the cupcake pans and filled the cups with noodles and candy corn.  Miss M apparently knew that the candy corn was food and proceeded to eat far too many.  I thought she might like to use the cookie cutters with bread slices but that was a flop.  

Miss M recognizes bubbles and she says bubbles clearly and frequently.  She was able to use the straw to blow bubbles. She was pretty impressed with herself. She was entertained for awhile. I was going to put soap in the bowl and let her splash it around to create bubbles but when I saw her drinking the water when she finished blowing the bubbles I thought it best to keep those two bubble activities separate. 

We successfully killed an hour.  She filled up on candy corn.  This afternoon we're going to the gym so someone else can entertain her and clean up her mess!