Surprise for Will!

With the cold weather hitting Wisconsin pretty hard last week (of course, as I write this, it is 65* today!), Jordan and I decided we had to do something with our finished basement for Will to keep busy this winter. He is a pretty high-energy kid and keeping him couped up in our house all winter is sure to make him stir-crazy. What to do...what to do?
We decided to move Will's outdoor play toys into our basement! While he was napping, we hard-core cleaned these three toys before bringing them in the house. When he woke up, we took down the baby gate and took video of him finding his basement surprise!
He LOVED it! Will gave a little laugh when he saw his playground and went running for it right away!

Video of Will seeing his surprise!



Here is what the basement looks like.

Will going down the slide! He is sooo happy!

Our super excited Will!

Will and Mommy playing together.

Will loves his new play area. For the first few days, whenever we couldn't find Will right away, we knew he went downstairs. He spent every waking hour down there! He is a great independant player, so this is perfect for him. He can play in his room by reading books, in the living room with his toys, in the kitchen with my pantry or kitchen utensils (and unfortunately, dishwasher buttons), or now in his very own play room in the basement! Everytime he slides down the stairs to go into the basement, we can hear him give a little laugh when he sees his toys!
He loves playing with his tool set, climbing on top of the picnic table and shaking it with his dancing feet, and especially, playing with Daddy. Jordan hides behind the tool set while Will slides down the slide, and then chases him until Will can climb back up the slide stairs. They do this over and over again. Will laughs hysterically. I am sure each time he pees his pants laughing. I am surprised he does not hyperventilate!