A casual Sunday…
With a good buddy…
Sitting on the roof…
Eating ice cream.
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Our little dude is not so little anymore. In fact, he hasn’t been for awhile. He’s been over the weight restriction for a forward facing seat since he was 10 months old or so… But we held off changing the seat around. He liked things the way they were. And when Wes was happy in the car, we are ALL much happier in the car. But after taking the seats out for a much needed Cheerio clean up, we decided to give change a try. And it’s awesome. He is so pleased to be sitting the same way as his sister. And it turns out that he’s just a happy guy. The position of the seat had nothing to do with the miles of smiles.
      For the most part they get along great. But it’s on her terms – and as long as he isn’t in her way, touching her Barbie dolls, making too much noise and, of course, not getting more attention from us. But part of the problem is their age gap. While not HUGE, 3.5 years is enough that there is almost nothing they can really do together. She’ll do a craft and he’ll colour on it sending her into a fury. She’ll play with play dog and he’ll try to eat it. She pull out a board game and he’ll walk away with half of the pieces. We solve most of the issues by playing outside. There’s plenty to do at the park or the local splash pad without any squabbles, but on these super hot days where we are hiding inside, there is very little that seems to keep them both happy. What are your secret tools and tricks to keep your little ones happy and occupied together? Today we resorted to bringing the wagon inside where we decided to go on a safari. Stuffed animals placed strategically where we could see them from our wagon as we cruised around. They loved it and it killed an hour as we waited for Dan to come home. And sometimes those are the longest hours…
We’ve been crafting up a storm over here. These little cuties were fashioned out of empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls, googly eyes and some fun paper scraps.
Thanks to Pinterest for the idea. Happy crafting! Jaia got new goggles. She loves them and wears them a lot. She loves others’ reaction to them. And they make her belly-laugh, which I love. See exhibit A and B:
While in the car after our lunch downtown with Nana, Papoo and Auntie Lizzie, Jaia thought she’d surprise us. so she put the goggles on again when we weren’t looking. We laughed. She laughed. It was hilarious. Then I looked away for about a minute while I looked for something in my bag. When I looked back, I saw:
Seriously? She gets it from her dad.
July 19, 2011 - 1:56 pm
Sooo nice!! |
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