the concrete world of a kid

Driving…

…and eating.

happy in the snow

The snow is mostly gone now, but here’s a few fun photos from the times when I bundled up the kids & got ‘em outside.

princess hat

Her hat matches her eyes.

the possibilities of blocks

Ruth really likes making cities.

See? She’s happy!

She’s such an industrious little gal!

talking!

Lucas is definitely talking now. Some words:

• home / “haumm”
• banana / “banana” or “nana”
• bottle / “buhbuh”
• hold me / “up ee”
• please / “eeeees”
• thank you / “gnk gnk”
• binkie / “nee nee”
• blankie / “ahnk gnk”

The gutteral sounding things make more sense when you hear them in person. He seems to like to talk in the back of his throat, for whatever reason.

only a mother could love this face

When I say, “Lucas, make your silly face!” This is what he does. What a strange contortion!

the only way to enjoy this much snow

The snow outside is too deep for my little ones to play in. One way around it is to go cross-country skiing and drag your kids behind you in pulks.

Lucas loved it; he sang most of the way, and slept in other parts. Ruth is at an in-between stage where she wants to participate, but isn’t quite big enough to do so. I think she vacillated between boredom and enjoyment, depending on how much she felt like she wanted to try skiing.

more homemade mini waldorf little people

I made quite a few more of the mini waldorf little people for Ruth, and she now has a crowd of about 7 to take with her everywhere. Her friends seemed interested in having some for themselves, so I took a little extra time to make some to share around.

Lucia got hers delivered in an embroidered bag I fashioned from an old t-shirt and some spare beads and other scraps I had lying around.

I’m insanely proud of it.

What with all the snow, I’d been wanting to make a homemade bird feeder too. This one is made from an old milk jug, some paper clips, and a pair of dowels I had stashed away. We’ll see if the birds can find it; it’s been about two weeks, and no sign of life at the feeder, but a few days of sprinkling seeds around nearby should change that.

nosebleed

The poor little guy.

Last night, as he crawled out of his pack-n-play, he fell and managed to give himself a nosebleed.

It’s a pretty sad sight to see an 18-month old with a bloody nose. Luckily, a warm bottle of milk & some cuddling in the rocking chair made it easy to fall back to sleep.

homemade mini waldorf little people

I made more of these little people for Ruth, from a free sewing pattern I found online. She really loves them. I bought a whole bin of supplies for $35, and could probably make at least 20 more. It’s time-consuming, but I love that Ruth asks me to “make dolls,” all the time.