Yummy Toes!
Rachel sucks her thumb when she's sleepy. But she sucks her toes just because! She doesn't do it often but every now and then we'll catch her sucking on those itty bitty toes. Yummy yummy toes!
Nicholas, A Photographer's Eye
This morning, Nicholas wanted me to take his picture. And he directed me on the posing and how the picture should look! First he got a picture with Rachel. Yes, I took a blurry picture but it's the camera's fault for not being on the setting I usually use!
Next, he wanted to pose in the doorway. I'm not sure why that was special to him but he insisted on this particular pose. And he wanted to be sure that his VBS shirt showed up well in the picture. He's pretty amazing! Even if he isn't taking the picture, he is still using a photographer's eye to frame up the shot the way he wants it to look. Too cute!
Tonight after dinner, Stuart set up his tripod and some lighting equipment to take some posed pictures of me for an online photo contest. He spent lots of time working on the set up of the equipment to get the shot just right. Nicholas was watching Stuart...and learning. Afterwards, Nicholas set up a pretend tripod (his three-legged stool from his drum set).
He then had Stuart sit across from him while he directed Stuart on how to pose. There were many different poses and even some props used. He's definitely Stuart's little "mini-me".
Next, he wanted to pose in the doorway. I'm not sure why that was special to him but he insisted on this particular pose. And he wanted to be sure that his VBS shirt showed up well in the picture. He's pretty amazing! Even if he isn't taking the picture, he is still using a photographer's eye to frame up the shot the way he wants it to look. Too cute!
Tonight after dinner, Stuart set up his tripod and some lighting equipment to take some posed pictures of me for an online photo contest. He spent lots of time working on the set up of the equipment to get the shot just right. Nicholas was watching Stuart...and learning. Afterwards, Nicholas set up a pretend tripod (his three-legged stool from his drum set).
He then had Stuart sit across from him while he directed Stuart on how to pose. There were many different poses and even some props used. He's definitely Stuart's little "mini-me".
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day Stuart!
We started the morning with Father's Day presents for Stuart. We got him some books on photography techniques. Stuart liked the books but Rachel was the most excited about the present. She was obsessed with the shiny gold tissue paper that had been in the gift bag. It was sparkly and made an awesome crinkly sound when batted around in the air or smashed on the floor.
Even though Nicholas knew that the gifts I bought for Daddy were from both him and Rachel, he still insisted on giving Daddy two special gifts that he picked out on his own - from his room. He gave Daddy a little ladybug that he made about 6 months ago and his Blastball trophy. Aww, isn't he the sweetest?
Stuart is a pancake lover. He makes pancakes for us almost every weekend - and they are good! He usually does something a little special for Nicholas and makes special "baby pancakes" for him. They aren't silver dollar pancakes. They are really just dribbles of pancake batter that accidentally dripped on the griddle and cooked. Little tiny things you can hardly even taste. Nicholas loves them although I think he really just loves that Daddy makes them especially for him. So when I saw these cute little pancake molds, I had to get them so Daddy could make special pancakes for Nicholas.
We overlooked some key directions on how to use the molds so next time they'll come out even better but I think they are pretty cute as is. There is a lion, monkey, and elephant in the set.
Happy Father's Day to all of the wonderful Dads out there. May your pancakes be fluffy and never stick!
We started the morning with Father's Day presents for Stuart. We got him some books on photography techniques. Stuart liked the books but Rachel was the most excited about the present. She was obsessed with the shiny gold tissue paper that had been in the gift bag. It was sparkly and made an awesome crinkly sound when batted around in the air or smashed on the floor.
Even though Nicholas knew that the gifts I bought for Daddy were from both him and Rachel, he still insisted on giving Daddy two special gifts that he picked out on his own - from his room. He gave Daddy a little ladybug that he made about 6 months ago and his Blastball trophy. Aww, isn't he the sweetest?
Stuart is a pancake lover. He makes pancakes for us almost every weekend - and they are good! He usually does something a little special for Nicholas and makes special "baby pancakes" for him. They aren't silver dollar pancakes. They are really just dribbles of pancake batter that accidentally dripped on the griddle and cooked. Little tiny things you can hardly even taste. Nicholas loves them although I think he really just loves that Daddy makes them especially for him. So when I saw these cute little pancake molds, I had to get them so Daddy could make special pancakes for Nicholas.
We overlooked some key directions on how to use the molds so next time they'll come out even better but I think they are pretty cute as is. There is a lion, monkey, and elephant in the set.
Happy Father's Day to all of the wonderful Dads out there. May your pancakes be fluffy and never stick!
Rachel is 8 months old
Oh my sweet little baby girl is growing up too fast! She is 8 months old today!
Rachel loves snacking on her little Gerber puffs. She knows what the container looks like and starts squealing when I get it out of the pantry. This morning she snacked on some and then wanted to play with the container. I let her play with it while I washed up the dishes from breakfast. I heard her get excited in her high chair. I looked over at her and found that she had opened the container and dumped all of the puffs on her tray. Look how proud she is of herself!
Napping on Mommy at the end of a long busy day.
Rachel is quite a little sitter now. She sits for long times and is able to recover quite well when she starts to flop over. Look at that cute belly!
I caught some video of Rachel in the bath tub the other night. She usually just has a ball splashing in the water. But this night she did even more. I was impressed to see her pull herself from a reclined position into a sitting position. But then she really surprised me when she pulled herself up from sitting into a kneeling position to try to get a better look at the shiny silver faucet.
Rachel nows says, "Mamamama" and "Dadadadada". It's just babbling and probably not really referring to either of us specifically but Stuart is proud of the fact that she started saying "Dadadadadada" about a week before "Mamamamama".
Happy 8 months little Rachel!
Rachel loves snacking on her little Gerber puffs. She knows what the container looks like and starts squealing when I get it out of the pantry. This morning she snacked on some and then wanted to play with the container. I let her play with it while I washed up the dishes from breakfast. I heard her get excited in her high chair. I looked over at her and found that she had opened the container and dumped all of the puffs on her tray. Look how proud she is of herself!
Napping on Mommy at the end of a long busy day.
Rachel is quite a little sitter now. She sits for long times and is able to recover quite well when she starts to flop over. Look at that cute belly!
I caught some video of Rachel in the bath tub the other night. She usually just has a ball splashing in the water. But this night she did even more. I was impressed to see her pull herself from a reclined position into a sitting position. But then she really surprised me when she pulled herself up from sitting into a kneeling position to try to get a better look at the shiny silver faucet.
Rachel nows says, "Mamamama" and "Dadadadada". It's just babbling and probably not really referring to either of us specifically but Stuart is proud of the fact that she started saying "Dadadadadada" about a week before "Mamamamama".
Happy 8 months little Rachel!
Some Things Just Shouldn't Be Taught To A 5 Year Old
Nicholas had fun as Daddy taught him how to burn a leaf and pop a balloon with the sun and a magnifying glass. Mommy thinks there are some things that just shouldn't be taught to a 5 year old!
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