Today's Toby

Just because we're quarantined, doesn't mean we can't look our best.   You can still make a statement with bold colors. And that statement is, "I just threw this together, do I look cute?" Thanks to Sofia for the shirt and the Ross family for the bold pants.  

Might as well use this time inside to learn something.  Shout out to Cotton for turning our home into a super fun place to learn!

I've found most of the time I mix colors I make brown... Yup... more brown. Eureka!  I've done it!   GREEN!

You read that right.  Reading to Mom.  

A photo series several days in the making. Thanks to Crayola Color Bath Dropz.

We've starting watching videos after dinner.  On this day, Toby was insisting on watching videos before dinner.  I needed evidence of his agreement.   Fortunately I didn't have to use the video against him later.   He didn't even ask for a video after dinner.   If you're getting this post by email, click on the post title to view the video.

(The Chef in his natural habitat.) (The work is demanding.) (But, oh so joyful when all the flavors perfectly combine.) Hey Good Lookin'! What you got cookin'? "Mom, are you even serious right now?" "I'm just going to pretend I didn't hear that."

Can't look. Can't not look. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

May something bring you as much joy as this cutie gets from eating chicken nuggets. 

Working on some stand-up (while laying down).  Things to note: - Immediately preceding this was a mention of how the Big Bad Wolf eats Little Red's Grandma. The hilarity of this concept (that it was impossible to eat a Grandma) was not lost on Toby. - At this time, he is not interested in audience participation. If you're getting this post by email, click on the post title to view the video.

These tulips are... AWESOME!! Mic drop.

Our love for all characters who are babies knows no bounds. The newest (represented by the green block) is Polliwogilina - Polly for short. 

This undercover agent doesn't miss a thing.

Ever take a not great idea and insist on making it "better"...only to end up making it worse? This would be a bird seed bath. A bath for bird seed. Quarantine gives you all sorts of strange ideas. Fortunately, beyond the mess, this one was largely harmless.

Helping Dad unwrap his presents. Enjoying the birthday splendor. 

At 7pm, we join with all our neighbors to say thank you to all our essential workers. We are so grateful for each and every one of you. If you're getting this post by email, click the post title to view the video.

Today we pulled out the blue letters and numbers to make 'blueberry pancakes'.  Immediately after the shot we found two that we missed.  Can you find them?  One is easier to spot than the other. 

Seems to be as good a place as any... Try it Percy!

This is apparently how you search for eggs when you're the only kid who's searching - calmly find one egg at a time, sampling one item from inside the egg, and leisurely repeating the process. Seems like a weirdly relaxed experience.  If you're getting this post by email, click the title to view the video. The boss makes sure the contents of every egg is up to par.

Laundry day means running to Mommy and Daddy's bed to help fold the laundry.

Not sure what it is about this picture, but I feel like this is a flash forward to 7 or 8 year old Toby.