Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
What more could a girl ask for?
50 cookie cutters -- each one shaped like a different animal. Charlotte is in heaven!
She and I keep arguing over what kind of animal each cookie cutter is though. The great turkey v. peacock debate is currently raging. Sure would have helped to have some sort of a key to help us out.
She and I keep arguing over what kind of animal each cookie cutter is though. The great turkey v. peacock debate is currently raging. Sure would have helped to have some sort of a key to help us out.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Workin' at the car wash
Thank goodness Alicia came over right as I was setting up the kids with a "car wash" activity (shamelessly stolen in concept from my sister-in-law, Stephanie). Who else would know all the words to the song "Car Wash"? She sang and sang until Charlotte told her to "stop singing, LiLi." What Charlotte lacks in tact, she makes up for in car washing ability. Witness:
Yes, those are my glass baking dishes holding the soapy water. I wanted to make sure the water tubs were too heavy for the car washers to tip over or attempt to carry around. Peter thought it was absolutely mind-blowing to play with water outside of the bathtub.
We usually don't take bubble baths, so Peter was fascinated by the soap bubbles. He desperately wanted to pick one up to inspect it closer. You know the rest of that story.
Charlotte even dried off her clean cars with a towel. When her bubbles all disappeared, she decided to borrow some from Peter.
When Charlotte's pants got wet, she asked me to "please wash them off". I told her to just take them off, so we continued the car wash as a pants-optional activity.
Peter was a little confused about the concept. He kept dipping this car in the water and then licking it.
I decided our car washing adventures were over when I turned around from unloading the dishwasher to find Peter washing himself by sitting in the water. Charlotte tried to drag him out, but before I could stop her she decided to join him by sitting in the other dish. I can't wait for it to be warm enough for us to do things like this out on the deck rather than on the kitchen floor!
Yes, those are my glass baking dishes holding the soapy water. I wanted to make sure the water tubs were too heavy for the car washers to tip over or attempt to carry around. Peter thought it was absolutely mind-blowing to play with water outside of the bathtub.
We usually don't take bubble baths, so Peter was fascinated by the soap bubbles. He desperately wanted to pick one up to inspect it closer. You know the rest of that story.
Charlotte even dried off her clean cars with a towel. When her bubbles all disappeared, she decided to borrow some from Peter.
When Charlotte's pants got wet, she asked me to "please wash them off". I told her to just take them off, so we continued the car wash as a pants-optional activity.
Peter was a little confused about the concept. He kept dipping this car in the water and then licking it.
I decided our car washing adventures were over when I turned around from unloading the dishwasher to find Peter washing himself by sitting in the water. Charlotte tried to drag him out, but before I could stop her she decided to join him by sitting in the other dish. I can't wait for it to be warm enough for us to do things like this out on the deck rather than on the kitchen floor!
Friday, March 4, 2011
Dance party in the van
If we fold the third row seat of the van down into the floor, it makes a perfect place for a dance party. We pump some Yo Gabba Gabba tunes, dig into a Red Velvet Cheesecake Sonic Blast, and accessorize with some sunglasses that Cousin Sonia left in the van. It's the perfect way to cheer some kids up who have been stuck inside for a few days with an icky cold. BTW, the RVC Sonic Blast was a little rich for my taste, but it didn't stop me from finishing the whole thing (minus the bits eaten by the kids).
I think I may enjoy watching a little kid try to put on sunglasses just a little bit too much.
I think I may enjoy watching a little kid try to put on sunglasses just a little bit too much.
Every toddler's dream
A new refrigerator! Seriously, Charlotte had such a fun time watching the delivery guys install the fridge and she was downright giddy helping me load our food into it. Even Peter (once he woke up from napping through the entire delivery) giggled with glee when he first saw it, and then he hugged it (the ultimate Peter compliment). These kids need more excitement in their lives.
The dress-up bin gets an infusion of new blood!
Cousin Ellie just sent Charlotte a big box of all sorts of crazy dress-up clothes. Many of those were actually handed down to Ellie from Cousin Erin and Cousin Katie. Considering Cousin Erin is just a few years younger than me, this means that the frocks are bordering on vintage! I didn't have my camera handy for the initial foray into the box, but I was able to get Charlotte to stand still long enough to snap one picture with my cell phone. Actually, the teeny-tiny red plastic high heels slowed her down quite a bit. Thank you so much to all of the Taylor family cousins for handing down these timeless treasures!
Notice Peter (sans pants, after a particularly wild diaper change) in the background, having fun with (what else?) some costume jewelry necklaces. Aren't those some skinny little gams on Miss Charlotte? She definitely takes after her father's side of the family in that respect, because I have never had such slender legs.
Notice Peter (sans pants, after a particularly wild diaper change) in the background, having fun with (what else?) some costume jewelry necklaces. Aren't those some skinny little gams on Miss Charlotte? She definitely takes after her father's side of the family in that respect, because I have never had such slender legs.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Bigfoot
Is it just me, or do these photos (from yesterday's visit to the doctor) make my kids' feet look ridiculously large?
And lest you think I have little angels who are always this good in an exam room, let me assure you that moments after these photos were taken they were both racing around the room and competing to see who could make the loudest annoying noise. Otherwise, they were fairly well-behaved. They both love the doctor's office for some reason. In fact, Charlotte cried rather bitterly when we left.
And lest you think I have little angels who are always this good in an exam room, let me assure you that moments after these photos were taken they were both racing around the room and competing to see who could make the loudest annoying noise. Otherwise, they were fairly well-behaved. They both love the doctor's office for some reason. In fact, Charlotte cried rather bitterly when we left.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Two teddy bears are even better than one
According to Peter, you can never have too many snuggly bears to drag around.
Charlotte's Oscar submission
Well, I'm not going to post the actual video here, because it mostly consists of shots of the ground and up close views up Peter's nostrils, but Charlotte got the bug to use the Flip video to make another movie this afternoon. I did get some shots of the filmmaker in action, though.
Peter was not a particularly cooperative cast member and performed kind of like a toddler-sized Charlie Sheen -- trying to grab the camera himself and throwing a fit when he didn't get his way. Actually, it was remarkably like Charlie Sheen as of late. Just with less drugs and hookers, and with more teddy bears and sippy cups.
Peter was not a particularly cooperative cast member and performed kind of like a toddler-sized Charlie Sheen -- trying to grab the camera himself and throwing a fit when he didn't get his way. Actually, it was remarkably like Charlie Sheen as of late. Just with less drugs and hookers, and with more teddy bears and sippy cups.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Peter conquers the kitchen chair
I fondly remember the days when all I needed to do to keep Peter's tiny fingers off something was to put it up on the kitchen island. Now that he can climb up onto the chair that Charlotte insists we keep there so she can "help" me cook, I have lost that option. Pretty soon, I'm going to be putting everything on top of the fridge (although that reminds me of a story our friends told us of their son climbing up and retrieving a camera from the top of the fridge for the express purpose of dunking it in his cereal bowl). I finally had to push the chair away from the island so Peter wouldn't maul the pizza I was making, so he decided to just climb up there with his teddy bear and sit there grinning away at his audacity. Oh, Petey . . .
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