Enjoying the holiday

The MLK Jr. holiday was a much needed day off for the Toombs family and an interesting one considering the political context. I (Josh) worked long hours the week leading up to and including the weekend, so the day provided additional family time for which we took full advantage. I have also started two more classes this past week, so my time will be spread thin over the next few months. We had a great day and spend most of it at the house just hanging with the fam.

Malissa decided to make chocolate chip cookies for which we were all thankful. This time, she asked Will to assist in the process. He always wants to lend a hand to help mommy with anything she is doing and it was fun to watch him as he was focused intently on making the chocolate chip cookies. He got a kick out of the mixer and only spilled a few chocolate chip morsals. He struggled to scoop up the dough, but Malissa was there to help him when needed. In the end, he did what anyone else would do in his situation; he ate the cookie dough off the spatula. Here are some pictures of Will in action.

After Will got a full belly, he decided he wanted to go play in the snow. And of course, daddy always gets volunteers to go with him. So we bundled Will up like Ralphie from the Christmas Story and we were off to play in the snow. He had his snow pants, coat, boots, hat and mittens (not shown) on for the event.


Once outside, we decided to try out his new sled that Santa got him this year. This is where I become a sled dog and get to pull him around until I'm ready to pass out. The saving grace was when I realized there was enough of a hill in the back yard for Will to sled down. He seemed to enjoy sledding and playing in the snow as I struggled to get him to go back inside. Finally, we lured him with food. Here are a few more pictures of Will (and me) playing in the snow.