If a Boy Pees in the Woods / Definition of Schmutzy

Sam hit another milestone today.  We were celebrating a successful visit to the dentist with a trip to Central Park to get what might be our final cross country ski of the season in (sorry, no pictures of that).  Sam did great, but right as we were about to play "Avalanche Patrol" (a game I mad e up where I pretend to get buried in an avalanche and Sam skis over to shovel me out) he announced he had to pee badly.  With at least 1 mile between us and the nearest bathroom, Matt knew it was time to use nature's urinal for the first time--the nearest tree.  Sam obliged and peed on the tree, then he happily noted that he was melting some ice at the bottom of the tree too.  Another #ProudParent moment.

Pictured below: After we got home, I grabbed Sam some lunch on the go so he could eat while we strolled and the dog got his chance to pee on things outdoors as well.  When we got halfway around the block Sam announced: "Daddy, I'm schmutzy!" (A Yiddish-based term we use to describe messy hands, face, etc.)  If we looked up schmutzy in the dictionary, I think one of these pictures might be appropriate.  <;