Trendy Toddler Tuesday: Week 5

If you didn't know, it snowed here in the Washington DC area and I got to wear my snow suit and boots.

Now I would show you those because they are super cool, but then I realized that what I wore the most over the past week was something you wear in the kitchen. It goes over your head and then you tie it around your waist. Know what it is?

It's an APRON!

Yep, I have my very own Cath Kidston dinosaur apron that I wear when I help papi cook, or when mami let me turn on the blender when we made our own moisturizer. Mami bought it before we left London and I'm so happy that she did!

I've seen lots of aprons, mostly with stripes or silly sayings, but this one has every kind of dinosaur I like: triceratops, t-rex, brontosaurus and a pterodactyl (those are the kind that fly). 

Sometimes I wear it even when we are not in the kitchen because I just like it so much! Mami and I think this counts as trendy. Oh and I also got new grey and yellow wellies from Gap Kids that have little skeletons on them...how's that for scary and trendy?!

So there you have it!

Apron: Cath Kidston

Wellies: Gap Kids

Hoodie: Walmart

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Make your own lotion & special container!

Mami is at it again.

Now that she has her own blog she's been getting all sorts of new ideas.

Her latest one is making her own moisturizer. Papi and I didn't think it was possible, but it turned out pretty good. I know because she made some for me and made a special container to put it in. At night we put some all over my legs and tummy (that's where my skin is the most dry).

Here's what it looks like:

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Snow much fun!

It snowed! Mami and papi said it wasn't much but every where I looked it was covered. It looked like a whole lot to me and  I couldn't wait to go out in it!

Just before I turned one, there was a big snow fall here in the DC area but I didn't go out and play in it (I didn't even walk yet!). In London it doesn't snow very much and when it did it was so much fun but my hands got cold very fast and it hurt.

Now I am bigger and I know how to prepare for snow fun. Today I put on my trousers, snowsuit, jacket, gloves, hat, warm socks and snow boots. BOOM! I was ready to go.

Mami had bought me a round sled. I didn't know what that was but when I saw her sit on it and then glide down the hill, I wanted a piece of the action. She said she "felt like a kid again". Silly mami.

And boy was it fun! It went so, so so fast...we nearly hit a tree! I went with mami and few times, then with papi, but then I thought I want to do this alone. So I lay on my tummy and down I went. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I kept asking papi "where is snowman?" I always see pictures of snowmen in books but I didn't see any when we were out.

Snow is just the best ever! I wish it could snow everyday, I would sled all day and never ever go home. Not like today, when they made me go inside. I yelled out "No, I want to stay in SNOW!" In the end I followed because I was getting lonely by myself and no sled.

But just in case they were going to let me out again I didn't take off my suit or jacket. Mami tired, but I said "No mami, leave ON". I did warm my hands and feet by the fire, but after a while as a compromise papi let me play with the snow on the balcony. Ha ha! I knew I'd get my way, I'm good at that.

Have you had snow where you are? Did you make a snowball or go sledding?

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Museum of Natural History: Dinosaurs & bugs, nothing better than that!

Today was a super fun day. I mean it...we took the tube or what's called the metro here in Washington, DC from my Oma's house down to the Mall where all the museums are.

Mami had promised dinosaurs, big animals and lots of fun and I was hoping she would deliver. We met with my tata, that's mami's papi at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and got our day started!

She wasn't lying when she said we would see all sorts of creatures...wow!

There was so much to see! I watched as they live fed a tarantula, that's a BIG spider and I got to hold a grasshopper. So cool! I wasn't scared but mami was. 

We walked into the different rooms and each one had bigger creatures on display.

The thing is there is so much to see I don't know if I can even remember it all, but my absolute FAVOURITE part of the day was seeing the dinosaurs. ROARRRRR! Triceratops is the one like the most. 

I didn't realise they would just be bones and I kept asking mami where the OTHER dinosaurs were. She said the others were in the forest....sure mami.

Anyway here are a few of our best pictures:

That's me and tata crossing the road

That's not a pencil, it's the Washington Monument!

So cool, right? I am really liking being in the US. Despite getting bored from not walking around as much as London, there is always something new to do I just have to make sure mami sticks to her agenda.

Don't forget, museums in Washington DC are free (except for a few) and I'm sure you know this but remember to pack a lunch because the food costs a lot of money! 

Next on my list of places to visit:

The National Children's Museum, the Air & Space Museum and the National Aquarium. No offense mami, I loved seeing all the animals on display, but I kinda want them to be alive not stuffed.

Have you been to any of the museums in Washington DC? Which one was your favourite?

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Trendy Toddler Tuesday: Week 4

It's been a great week so far, I turned THREE yesterday, got lots of new toys...mostly dinosaurs and cars and new trousers! Believe it or not, I was very happy about that because my old one's were getting too tight around my tummy.

I had a HUGE party, I mean massive. So many people were coming over that mami asked my tío Tomás if we could borrow his house.

Of course as the host I had be be well dressed. I ended the party with chocolate stains on my shirt and dirt on my trousers from rolling around on the floor but she didn't care, we were all having way too much fun!

So here here it is, my birthday suit (no, not that one!)

Shoes: Koala Kids (seen on Trendy Toddler Tuesday last week)

Trousers: Dark blue slim fit from Gap Kids

Shirt: Light blue button down from Gap Kids

Jumper: Grey and blue stripped from Primark

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Guess who's THREE today?!

ME! I'm THREE!!!!!! TRES!!!!!

Yesterday I had a big party at my tío Tomás's house with lots of my friends, cake, presents and even a piñata! Every one sang HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me and I blew out my  number three candle.

Mami let me eat all the cake and candy I wanted and we stayed up late. When we came home it was dark outside and I went to sleep with ALL of my toys. It was the first birthday where all of my aunts, uncles and grandparents could come to. I think London was too far for them to come for one day.

Mami says I was born on Friday the 16th of January at 23.36 and that there was lots of crying and shouting. I don't remember any of that, so I guess it wasn't too bad then.

This was the only picture on her phone tonight. Can you believe mami didn't take any pictures at all?! She was too busy running around getting food and singing songs with us kids (and talking to all of her and papi's friends!) My eyes aren't really red, but we couldn't figure out how to get rid of that on the camera.

Thank you to everyone who came to party with me, and there were even two other bloggers there...Oriana from Mommyhood's Diary and Dori from 703 Mommy and Me!

I love my big familia. There are lots and lots of people in it which means lots and lots of fun!

P.S. Here is a picture of me when I was born

Let's get this blog started!

Mami LOVES helping others get their blogs started. Really, she does.

Today we went to our new friends' house, Dori and Ben from 703 Mommy and Me. Mami met Dori at her first blogger event here in the US and they hit it off. She's been working on her blog and still had some questions.

Mami and I now exactly what it's like. When we started two years ago we knew nothing and we had some fantastic support from two Liz's and two Emma's. That's funny, but true! My auntie Liz who blogs at Nordica in London,  Emma from Mellow Mummy, Liz from Violet Posy, another Emma from Me, the man and Baby (just to name a few). Mami felt guilty asking them how to do things but they always took the time to email us details, explain HTML (yuck) or just simply answering any questions we had. They certainly helped get us to where we are today.

And so in a pay it forward kind of way, we too like to help others who want to start a blog or need a crash course in blogging 101. We love our Blogger, but mami can do Wordpress too. Anyway, after a coffee fueled afternoon and very messy living room (sorry Dori!) we came home happy and ready to do more work on mami's new site Very Busy Mamá.

So remember those who helped you along the way and give a hand to those starting out. After all, we should all be supporting each other and showing some blog love!

What are you waiting for?! Go visit our friends!  We've met each one personally and they are just FANTASTIC!