Thursday, February 21, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
We decided to have some fun with pudding painting today. I can't take credit for the idea since it was suggested to me by Lisa. I didn't have any vanilla pudding on hand to put food colouring in, so i made up the chocolate and butterscotch ones I did have. I taped together a bunch of construction paper and then taped it to the floor and let the kids go crazy!
They weren't too interested at first:
And Kathryn wasn't so sure about having it on her legs, but she did get into the spirit and put some on herself:
Patrick overcame his caution and got his hand in and did a print!
Messy! But fun!
Messy Baby!
I got out some paintbrushes for them too:
Kathryn decided to become mobile... and actually put some pudding footprints on the carpet:
Shaun decided we should 'war paint' the kids. Kathryn doesn't look too pleased...but oh sooooo messy!
After we were done 'painting' it was bath time! I've never seen such icky bath water!
We had a great time - and we'll do it again soon! This activity definetly requires 2 parents though!
They weren't too interested at first:
And Kathryn wasn't so sure about having it on her legs, but she did get into the spirit and put some on herself:
Patrick overcame his caution and got his hand in and did a print!
Messy! But fun!
Messy Baby!
I got out some paintbrushes for them too: 
Kathryn decided to become mobile... and actually put some pudding footprints on the carpet:
Shaun decided we should 'war paint' the kids. Kathryn doesn't look too pleased...but oh sooooo messy!
After we were done 'painting' it was bath time! I've never seen such icky bath water!We had a great time - and we'll do it again soon! This activity definetly requires 2 parents though!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Kids got haircuts this morning from Lori at Hairport. It was K's first major cut and her second cut ever! Both kids were excellent and got suckers - yum!
Here's Patrick's "before" shot:
Kathryn's "before" shot:
Patrick's "after" shot:
And the back of Kathryn... the front looks about the same....:
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Patrick loves to hug his sister:
Did ya notice they're both dressed in RED for Valentines day? I have on a pink sweater to celebrate too!
Here's Patrick's "before" shot:
Kathryn's "before" shot:
Patrick's "after" shot:
And the back of Kathryn... the front looks about the same....:.jpg)
Patrick loves to hug his sister: 
Did ya notice they're both dressed in RED for Valentines day? I have on a pink sweater to celebrate too!Saturday, February 09, 2008
Patrick is really becoming skilled at playing games on his v-smile. He has become co-ordinated enough to move the joystick and jump by pushing the enter button at the same time, making most games much easier to play.
He enjoys all three of his games, and we are amazed by how much he can DO! He really has learned a lot from them! And we got him a new one - Elmo's World - for Valentines day.
Today we brought up his folding wooden chair (made my Shaun's uncle) so he could be more comfortable when he plays. The fuzzy foam chairs are great, except when you want to be maxed-out-relaxed and lean back!
And here is Kathryn showing off the new train piece we have! My dad's friend, Dave, used two straight pieces to make an "X" piece which you can see here in the middle. Now we can make figure 8's!
He enjoys all three of his games, and we are amazed by how much he can DO! He really has learned a lot from them! And we got him a new one - Elmo's World - for Valentines day.
Today we brought up his folding wooden chair (made my Shaun's uncle) so he could be more comfortable when he plays. The fuzzy foam chairs are great, except when you want to be maxed-out-relaxed and lean back!
And here is Kathryn showing off the new train piece we have! My dad's friend, Dave, used two straight pieces to make an "X" piece which you can see here in the middle. Now we can make figure 8's! 
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Kitties!
Kathryn LOVES our kitties. She calls them "mao's" - like she's speaking cat and saying hello in their language.
Nikki was not impressed that she was getting attention from Kathryn, but Kathryn was THRILLED that Nikki was at eye level!
Patrick got in on the photo action too:
And Ramses jumped the gate to join us! I think Kathryn is super cute when she squats down to pet him:
And a picture of the photo-obsessed Patrick. At least this time he stayed still long enough for me to get a non-blurred shot!
Kathryn LOVES our kitties. She calls them "mao's" - like she's speaking cat and saying hello in their language.
Nikki was not impressed that she was getting attention from Kathryn, but Kathryn was THRILLED that Nikki was at eye level!
Patrick got in on the photo action too:
And Ramses jumped the gate to join us! I think Kathryn is super cute when she squats down to pet him:
And a picture of the photo-obsessed Patrick. At least this time he stayed still long enough for me to get a non-blurred shot! 
Both the kiddos have hand-made blankets they are absolutely attached to. Patrick's was a present from a friend of the family, Estellea, and my friend Anna made a blanket for Kathryn way back when she was still known as "sprout".
Even though Patrick's blanket is much too small to cover him at night now, he insists on having it. He keeps it up near his face, and it is always on top of all his other blankets. If he manages to kick off all his blankets in the night you can be sure to find him curled up, fetal position, clutching his blanket.
Kathryn is just as attached to hers. We still take hers when we travel to keep some familiarity. I had mentioned to Anna earlier today that Kathryn was very attached to the blanket she'd made and she requested some pictures. So, after naptime today, I let Kathryn bring her blanket down to the living room - she was very excited about this as generally it never leaves the crib.
After snacktime, I put her on the floor and gave her the blanket...
Here she is examining it:
And then she got up and carried it around the living room, playing peek-a-boo with everyone, including Nikki who had the misfortune of falling asleep on the couch:
Then she put it on the ground and lay down on it:
and rolled over so it was on top of her - just like in her crib:
Even though Patrick's blanket is much too small to cover him at night now, he insists on having it. He keeps it up near his face, and it is always on top of all his other blankets. If he manages to kick off all his blankets in the night you can be sure to find him curled up, fetal position, clutching his blanket.
Kathryn is just as attached to hers. We still take hers when we travel to keep some familiarity. I had mentioned to Anna earlier today that Kathryn was very attached to the blanket she'd made and she requested some pictures. So, after naptime today, I let Kathryn bring her blanket down to the living room - she was very excited about this as generally it never leaves the crib.
After snacktime, I put her on the floor and gave her the blanket...
Here she is examining it:
And then she got up and carried it around the living room, playing peek-a-boo with everyone, including Nikki who had the misfortune of falling asleep on the couch:
Then she put it on the ground and lay down on it:
and rolled over so it was on top of her - just like in her crib:
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