Reading Together

At first, Theo enjoyed reading with Beckett.

But as Beckett continued to read the same story over and over again, Theo prepares to jump ship.

A Nice Moment

Last night I was fortunate enough to capture a nice moment between Beckett & Theo.  Be sure to watch the entire video, because the best part is towards the end.

Imaginary train adventures

There are lots of shouts of "this is the Polar Express" and "welcome to the North Pole!" at our house these days, apropos to nothing, following two viewings of the Polar Express movie over the last month. The boys will tell you very quickly that they do not like that man on the top of the train, because he is "weird" and "scary." They like the conductor and the elves that do the flips.

There is also lots of pretend train play, including 1) riding on each other's backs, especially in the bathtub, 2) riding on any other stationary object and taking turns driving and sitting in the back, 3) playing with our small plastic trains and tracks, and 4) riding on Mama's legs, as shown below.

Daddy putting boys to bed

Snow day

We busted out the sensory toys for a snow day today. Brilliant sun and lots of fun powdery snow, but it's about 4 degrees Fahrenheit and I'm not up for frostbite. So inside it is, with play dough and trays of noodles and beans to drive our trucks and trains through.

 

After-Christmas fun

Saturday night we had a great dinner with dear friend Ed, whose wife Peg was my babysitter and friend for many years, and who passed away December 12. 

Sunday morning we enjoyed a fantastic brunch and visit with friends the Parkeses. Karen helpfully showed the boys that there are stickers in their new favorite books, given to them the day before by cousins Debbie, Tom, Scott and Kelly. The books are hugely popular with the boys. The stickers are less popular with the parents of the house, who keep finding them on the bottom of their shoes, stuck to the floor, and in other inconvenient places. Thanks Karen!

Fun times with Grandpa Stu.

Dinner Table Conversation

It's becoming more and more fun to watch Theo and Beckett interact with each other.  Here they are chatting at the dinner table while having a snack.