Babies Run Wild

So the Mamas went to a baby shower today, and what that meant was Greta, Gavin and Ella getting to have some real fun with the Papas. Sorry about the quality of the photos... it's the best the iPhone can do.... It's probably best that you can see the real havoc that was going on!

Greta is thinking... as soon as he's distracted, I'm stealing that thing back!

Lunch Time! That might look like Milk, Strawberries and Broccoli, but it's really candy!
Just before this picture, Gavin said to Greta.... "we've got the 'more' part down... go find out how you spell Chocolate Cake"

Fun times!

Pizza Time at Patrick and Emily's

So, as the snow storm continued on to it's second full day, we needed to get out of the house, and at about that time our neighbors Patrick and Emily (and 14 month old Tom) hit us up to see if we wanted to come over for dinner... we jumped at the chance. We cooked up some homemade pizza (Greta's first try at Pizza) and played a bunch. You can see from my iPhone photos (left our camera at Brad/Brigitte's) that they are pretty similar in age and development. Emily is also pregnant and due this summer... so they should be a good set of playmates for Greta and baby #2 for as long as we are all in the neighborhood.

Greta and Tom 'building' a tower... or just knocking them down...whatever.
Playing with their favorite toys... a drawer full of bottles and plastic containers.

Dinner time... on a perfect kid-sized table. Greta enjoyed her freedom and roamed the kitchen in between bites.

Snow!

Greta says snow is just like sand at the beach. Except with a lot more clothes, a lot colder and when you fall face first it's a lot more wet! All in all it was fun though!

Cool idea Quinn

Hey Quinn.

I liked your learning tower so much I had to get my own. Now I can see what my parents are doing at meal time and not have to have them pick me up all the time. It's awesome.

Love, Greta

these girls....

can't get enough of each other. here they are at another playdate. i think i mentioned in a previous post that the girls can say each other's names. well, we have seen a lot of ella lately. so much so that when greta and i were out and about on tuesday, everywhere we went greta said ella's name when we were getting out of the car. as in, where else would we be going besides to see ella.

sleepover

saturday night greta had her first friend sleepover. it was a co-ed sleepover, as gavin came to spend the night. no worries though, gavin and greta slept in separate rooms. we had a very fun evening....brent, janet and ella came to hang out and play as well. greta, gavin and ella played and ate while the adults hung out, chatted, and entertained the babies. the next morning, all parties involved slept in til almost 8am. here are some pics from the fun....
greta and gavin playing. first, greta and gavin set the table. later, greta showed gavin how to apply lipstick.
















here is joe, better known as the baby whisperer. while brent, janet and i hung out in the kitchen, joe managed to keep all three kids happy, content, and WELL-FED. what do i mean by that? well, food was being passed around (and eaten) like crazy. green beans were eaten by children who don't normally care for them. blueberries were devoured by all. the word and sign for "more" was seen and heard over and over again.

new "toys"

so we're clearing out our third floor room to make a space for the new baby. our third floor had become a sort of dumping ground for all of our "stuff". snowboarding gear, sleeping bags, all of my montessori albums...the list goes on. on saturday we took the last trip of stuff to goodwill. greta was pretty amused to see all the stuff pile up in the family room as joe brought it down. this guitar case was on it's way to the basement, but greta found some use for it while it was still in the room. now that the third floor is as cleared out as it's going to get, we have someone coming to help us figure out how to configure the room to best utilize the space. we're thinking about half-walls to sort of separate the room into two sides and to also allow for a gate or door. we'll see. for right now, it's just exciting to see a new room taking shape.