Cute Kiddies

Jane has mastered pulling herself to standing no matter how many times we try to push her down. (Have you read that babies who don't crawl have problems reading? We want this girl to read, so she needs to crawl before she walks!)

Auntie Jackie sent an extra special package in the mail. The sweet mail carrier brought it to the door and asked my boy if he was Matthew because she had a special package for him. We got to celebrate Auntie's birthday with cupcakes.

My beautiful girl got a new headband. Jackie knew I had a hard time finding red, and sometimes you have to back off the pink a bit. I know it's on her head like a miner's flashlight, but she was being fussy and I had to put it on and take the picture with one hand while I held her in the other. You get the idea. She is gorgeous and the headband is cute too.

That strange bright light shining on my girl is the sun. Pretty neat, huh? I out her right in it and skipped the vitamin D drop for the day.

Just plain cute.

Matthew had entered the phase of toddler hood where children forget how to smile and make weird shapes with their mouth instead while saying cheese and squinting. Whatever. He is loving his new playroom and all the new toys I brought from my classroom storage. See the chalk smeared all over his shirt? Fun!

Janie Dear (and the deer)

Check me out! I can pull myself up to my knees.

Ha ha! I know how to open a drawer all by myself. And look what I found - a washcloth!

Our neighborhood deer. This is our view from the kitchen table. So far they love to eat our dandelions. I am a bit worried about the garden we planted. Hmm ... better find ways to keep them away from the veggies but still let them enjoy our yard.

Crawling is easiest going backwards on the linoleum.

P.S. I am totally unskilled at utilizing blogger correctly (yes, still, after all this time) so the pictures and captions don't match. If you wait until I fix it, you will never get to see the pictures, so please accept my apologies and look at my adorable daughter.

Hanging with Auntie Jac

Matthew and Auntie enjoyed a play dough picnic. I think they were eating coconut balls and raspberry balls. Sounds good!

Bright and early goodbyes. (Sniff sniff) See that pile of laundry in the background? That's so Jackie will remember what it's like at our house. :) (By the way, Matthew has entered that phase of childhood where he can't remember how to smile. Instead, he flashes this rather mean looking face. Interesting.)

We love you Auntie Jac and are looking forward to your visit in August! (I'm gonna hold you to it you know.) We miss you already!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

We took Grandpa a raw breakfast to celebrate his special day. Banana flax crepes with banana ice cream and sliced strawberries topped with chocolate sauce and cashew coconut cream. Yum! We love you Grandpa and hope you enjoyed your morning with us. :)

Gorgeous Girl

No words needed.

Photo Shoot

My cuties got to be models for the new line of Up-cy Daisy, up-cycled children's clothes. How handsome is my boy?! And the clothes are pretty darn cute too!

Produce Delivery!

Have I told you how much I love having produce delivered? Let me tell you why.
1. I don't have to take my two out in the snow.
2. I get a great price on local, organic produce.
3. We have tried things I had never heard of before (Jerusalem artichokes, celeriac, ...)
4. My boy digs right in to that box!

Today he snacked on cauliflower

and one of his favorites - "itsy bitsy" bell pepper!

What We're Up To

Peekaboo party in the mirror with Jane turns into family fun and photo op. I'm sure we were listening to some of Matthew's favorite songs: Get Down On It; Funky Town ...

Don't they look like they are plotting something?

Most days you can catch us like this. Matthew is getting really good at making train tracks and Jane loves to watch him.

Hee hee! Matthew has an Easter egg half in his mouth. Looks weird, huh?

Peanut Butter Party

Matt: Mommy, I'm hungry for peanut butter.
Me: Sure. With an apple? With celery?
Matt: With nothing. Just with a spoon!

Yummm!

We of course called Magum, the peanut butter expert. She informed us that that is called a peanut butter party. Party on!

Cuteness

Jane's first bath in the big tub. Matthew was thrilled to have her in his "big balloon swimming pool inside my house!" (A reference to his favorite author, Dr. Suess.)
Post bath happiness.

I put this sweet girl down for her nap the other day. When I came back a few minutes later to check on her, this is how she greeted me. So much for sleeping!

MORE Caps for Sale

Because you can never have too many. Daddy and Jane got to play this time too. And adding to the fun, Matthew decided to make it Jane's birthday party, hence the Mickey Mouse gift bag in the background. (Daddy got to wear a metal mixing bowl)

Happy Baby

Little Miss Janie is the happiest baby around. She is really into trains right now (thank you Matthew) and has a bit of a runny nose (thank you excellent camera for catching the snot.)

She can sit up all by herself (sniff sniff ... she is growing up so fast!) and enjoys the freedom that brings. She is a talented pianist and can play both ambidextrously and with her feet.

She can sit for hours just happy to watch what everyone else is doing. She is experimenting with the sound of her voice and has quite the raspberry noise.

She is such a delightful child. I love my Janie girl!