jumping: climbing: observing: shooting fire: trying out the rickety bridge: attempting to climb up the slide: a familiar face in the tunnel: tunnel happiness: pushing and swinging: “fishing” (aka: poking a stick in stagnant water): playing in the mulch: climber: post park fun dip on the porch:
lid kid everyday life
apprentice.

ike has shown a bit of an interest in sewing and crafting. there’s a kid’s sewing machine that i’ve seen “out there” but it’s covered with pink flowers, which i find a little annoying. for now, he’ll just have to help me press the foot pedal or feed the fabric straight through. here he is […]
one small step
i meant to post about this last week when it actually happened. but, my plans often get thwarted by these tiny needy people that are constantly hovering around me. lately, anna has upgraded from cruising along stationary objects to using a ride on toy to gain access to all open floor space. often with the […]
alphabet train

i picked up this sweet melissa and doug alphabet train floor puzzle at a consignment sale for $3 for isaac, who loves trains, puzzles and letters. (run on sentence? wow.) anyhow, he put it together with no problems, but then he wanted to sing the alphabet while pointing at the letter. this presented a bit […]
warm days

we’ve been getting quite a few warm days here lately. and we’ve been taking advantage, getting outside as much as we can. for walks, to the park, or even just sitting in the hard, crunchy, mostly dormant grass in the front yard.
o.u.t.s.i.d.e.

it’s 73 degrees right now. it’s been the most beautiful of days, and we took full advantage. we started our day with a visit from our small friend maya, daughter of heather, who went up to the hospital for the day to spend time with her mom. isaac and maya played for a bit, while […]
north carolina february…

the weather has been amazing this week, so we have taken every opportunity to go to the park. we’ve been three times, i think. and we’re scheduled for trip number four tomorrow with some friends… it’s been so nice to get out of the stupid house of germs and run around and get some sun.