Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Day with Woods

I already sent you the cutest photo of the day. Woods would sit with the aviator cap, crossed ankle, and work to attach the strap to the buckle. So smart! When I took him to the mirror to view baby and hat, he did his precious, shy thing and tucked himself into my neck. 
Popper was pulled around the house, and he likes to watch the ‘pistons’ rise and fall. When it rolls on to carpet, he begins to go with a back and forth motion. Not sure if using a vacuum or a mower.
At one point this morning, he brought his face close to mine and, as if with sudden inspiration, exclaimed, “Computer!”. I knew where this was headed, and we did watch his grasshopper video. Later, we watched a new one with a spider and a fly and he wiggled down to retrieve both grasshopper and ladybug, returning to hold them in the air to watch this video. This was funnier than the video, itself!
Woods had a great time peeling a banana. When he pulled off a string and popped it into his mouth, it was quickly handed to me.
He was a creative block builder this morning, and easily stacked a single tower of 8, using wood and transparent blocks. The only snafu was when he added the triangular prism and could not stack onto it.
Our baby physics time with aluminum foil was such fun to watch. He observed it is shiny, that it moves when blown by the ceiling fan, can change its shape (he thought it was funny to wear a foil ‘shoe’), and observed it did not bounce when dropped. Wasn’t Blakeley sweet accepting her gift of a foil ball from her brother?
As you knew he would, he requested a ‘tickle’ when I put him down for nap. So sweet. That is both a Tankersley and a Hilgers / Miller gene kicking in!

Friday, July 29, 2011

Day with Blakeley

At lunch Blakeley created ' a cup with dress up clothes', which was her drinking cup covered with a paper napkin modified to allow the straw to stick through the top. She was pleased.

During rest time she flew out of the room into the bathroom and onto 'little green potty'. Such a surprise. I joined her and she began to discuss who could use the potty. Logan, yes. Anna, no. When I suggested Anna would be welcome she placed her face into that sideways grimace and explained that Anna's feet would drag onto the floor because they are so big.

When I am not bound by client confidentiality I will tell you about the cuteness in the pool today





We are under the sea...

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Day with Woods

When it is over 100 degrees, you put the baby in the pool. In these photographs, he is up and looking for the Cicadas which he can hear in the nearby trees. It is terrible the drought has relegated his discoveries to the exoskeletons of cicadas instead of actual insects.

It was a great day, and he told us 'minute', and 'be right back' a lot. He would head around the corner, but not be able to conjure a mission to complete. So cute.

He carried his bucket of plastic bugs everywhere.




Saturday, July 23, 2011

Just do it!

Just had to show you that the first layer of her regal finery is one of my Nike tops! (Would Brant give permission to send this to Nike? We must think of how to raise college funds.)

Blakeley

Blakeley spent a good while arranging the Caribbean shell and coral collection onto a tray. She picked up each piece and categorized it in her own way. At lunch, she reached to the tray and placed a piece of 'brain'
coral onto her forehead. So smart.



Sunday, July 17, 2011

Blakeley and Woods

Happy mayhem ensued as we celebrated Blakeley's half birthday with the Marrakesh tent and accompanying cupcake on Suzani plate. You did us a great favor preparing her for her 'first time to sleep at your house' event. Woods was comfortable as always in his crib. One of the cutest things he did was at naptime. He stood up and held on to the crib, pretending to sneeze and saying 'bless you', repeatedly.

Precious, precious babies.






Blakeley's unreal balancing skills

An hour after she told Brant she was not going to be a good rester.
Celebrating Daddy's return to town!
Blakeley's (unassisted) photo of her Grandad
Wearing the necklace which belonged to the wife of the Ambassador to Monaco

"That's what little boys are made of!"