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Today while Jacob was playing he lined up all his little people. I asked him what they were doing and he said waiting for the train. He then proceeded to get his Big Animal train for them to board. I’m not sure why he didn’t get his little people train, but he seemed to like loading them up in the bigger train.
On mornings when I get up with the kids and get them breakfast. breakfast is becoming a big deal for Jacob, every morning he picks out what he wants and insists on sitting next to Violet and I. This morning he took it to a different level. Today he wanted to feed violet and he wouldn’t take no for an answer. So I grabbed the camera and gave him the spoon. It took only a single shot to capture the moment, which is rare for me, usually I find myself going through 10 or 20 to find the one picture of the day. Today there was just 1.
Before Jacob went up to bed tonight, I got him to help me with loading the dishwasher. It was fun to see how excited he was to help. After each dish he would come back to me asking what else he could put in. I think we’ve found a new after dinner routine.
Today when I told Jacob that we’d be going to Nana and Papa’s house after his ‘rest’ he said, ‘The first thing I’m going to do at Nana’s house is play.’ If was very cute, of course the first thing he did when we got there was play, but he also took a minute to bring some toys from the back room to the living room where Violet was sitting with Papa. Of course it wasn’t long before he asked Papa to set up his train set. It became a family affair with even Violet helping.
Today was the baptism for one of our closest friend’s daughters. I sit here trying to write about the service or the reception afterwards but I find my mind isn’t up to the task. It was a long day and it seems I’m to tired to find the words. So instead I’ll just thank Lisa and Jim for inviting us to little Gabriella’s Baptism and call it a night.
As I was loading the family into the car tonight, before heading out to run a bunch of errands I snapped this picture. She really had fun standing on the driver’s seat holding on to the wheel. What is it with kids and the driver seat? Jacob loves sitting there pretending to drive to.
Today we take a look at what’s become my primary source of Caffeine. A while ago I decided to cut back on the Diet Coke. So instead of doing the smart thing and replacing the pop with water I replaced it with coffee. I’m now thinking about cutting back on the coffee, but it hasn’t got past the thinking stage. I just can’t envision getting up with out the nice hot cup of coffee to great me in the mornings.
It’s strange how a toy can be forgotten for weeks but when it makes an appearance again it becomes their it’s like it never left. Jacob DS has been put away for the last little while so I was interested to see his reaction when I pulled it out today. It was immediate and happy. While playing with it he found Mini games in his Mario 64 that I hadn’t seen before. Games that he can play better than the full game. Games that keep him interested. Of course we also got a glimpse of the future tonight, when I first brought it out, he was sitting in the living room and Violet was very interested in what he was doing. So after a few minutes of trying to play around her, he said ‘I’m going to play up in my room’ and off he went. I know it wont be the last time Jacob is off in his room playing video games.
With the spring weather we’ve been having it’s harder and harder to spend the entire day inside. Today I was working from home and when I realised that we were out of milk, I had the perfect excuse take the kids out for a walk. On the way back we stopped at some of the local playgrounds. Violet really enjoyed the slide, and the swings.
It’s fun watching the excitement as in her face as Violet tries new things. I remember Jacob’s first summer and how much fun we had and I can’t wait till the weather is warmer and we can go on family outings to the Toronto Zoo, Ontario Place, or even just a walk by the lake.
Tonight was Spaghetti night, and boy did Violet seem to enjoy it. She hasn’t quite got the hang of using the spoon but she’s trying. One thing is certain she wants to be feeding herself. Now if she’d only get to walking on her own.