March 2013

I love, love, love that you both are all about getting outside, getting dirty and exploring new things. In fact, we make sure to do all of those things every day which is why I am talking about what you were up to in March in a post dated mid-April.

Right now you are into making bubble waffles and pancakes in the tub. Of course I pretend to eat them when you serve them up and I always ask for more.

Thanks to the 'Birthday Bug' incident, toast has been a favorite food lately. Whenever you are hungry you run over to the pantry, pull the toaster out and head to the refrigerator to grab the bread.

You use regular silverware (only spoons) and your fingers to eat almost everything.

 -Alex-

-Will-

You love playing with your trains and Duplos. The train and tractor ride toys make countless laps around the kitchen island. We don't appreciate that you like to ram each other, walls, furniture and us with them. Your bikes are slowly becoming more interesting and our rides are getting longer.

-Will-

-Alex-

Forget licking batter off of spatulas, you two fight over the spoon from the noodle pan. At our house eating noodles is serious business. After I carefully divide the cooked noodles, you both insist on inspecting the pan for ANY remaining noodles. The pan and spoon are literally picked clean before you both are satisfied with the news that there are no more noodles.

Alexander...

You love the color yellow and harvesting dandelions at our neighborhood park. One day when you were home recovering from the latest bug, we took advantage of the sunshine and visited our three favorite parks. It was just you and me, which made you grin and throw bark chips into the wind with wild abandon.

You are constantly playing with your food. Milk is always being sputtered, spattered or squirted from your mouth. Tomatoes and grapes are smashed, crackers are crumbled and the cats circle under your chair like sharks in a feeding frenzy.

The other day, I asked you what your favorite thing was and you said 'babies'. Then you ran into your room and came back with a baby doll stuffed inside your shirt. You take great joy in doing sweet and silly things for a response in others.


William...

You love ladybugs and elephants (eldapents) which, you make sure to remind me daily, live in the jungle. I am impressed with how gently you handle insects and how at ease you are with them crawling all over you.

Laundry, dishes, sweeping...no matter what the task, you are always interested in helping me. You rush to wipe up spills and throw away crumbs. 

The other morning you woke up, wandered into our room and whispered bananas in my ear. You insisted that we had banana bread and pulled me into the garage to show me the mixer. Clearly you were on a mission to help bake up some tasty breakfast. 

                                                                 We think that you both are scrumptious...

                                                                                           xoxo

                                                                                   Mama & Daddy