We did a couple of crafty things at home last week, the first is making a mask to go with Super S's cape. He loved it SO much even though he kept having to adjust it to see through the eye holes. I'm not sure felt is the best fabric to use for this, but we had some left over from the cape materials so we went with that. I think he felt even more super with the mask on, so he willingly posed for me as I snapped pictures. You'd be amazed how long a cape and a mask can entertain your little one!

I had fun drawing our new FaceBook cover photo with our new stylus! I hope you like it as much as I do :) Thank you so much for the many compliments on my humble artwork. I am no artist, trust me! I just enjoy picking up a drawing pen once in a while, but I am so flattered by all your sweet comments.

It's been a fun year welcoming a bunch of new babies into the world. Sometimes, we feel like we're surrounded by babies because a lot of our friends gave birth last year (especially at the end of the year), and some are expecting new babies this year. With little babies comes a lot of... you guessed it, drooling and spit ups. Not the greatest thing when a friend is holding your baby and their shoulders get spit marks, or worse, (breast) milk residue, but I bet parents find it kind of cute (maybe? hehe).

They say that every little boy goes through the "super hero" phase, and I wouldn't have believed it until our little dude turned into a super little dude only yesterday! The strange thing is, he's never really seen a super hero (except on his daddy's Avengers tshirt) and we never really introduced him to the idea. I guess every little boy has a super hero hidden inside them! His aunt and uncle gave him a "Design Your Own Cape" kit on his birthday, and it's been sitting in the office until we decided to finally work on it last night.

I was having this discussion with a good friend a few weeks ago, about whether or not our children are born with innate skills, hobbies and interests. Our conclusion was that it's definitely always a mix of nature and nurture, but that innate skills are definitely there. For one, S had been very active since he was in my belly. After he was born, he was still all about the kicking. Physically, he just developed quickly. He took his first steps at 10 months! And now, as a toddler, he's very athletic and loves all kinds of sports.