“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”
-Pablo Picasso
As Ashlyn nears the completion of her 3rd year with us we have begun to move away from simple videos and games to learning inspired activities. This is where mom comes in because my activities typically involve throwing things at the pets. We only throw soft things of course! Heavy objects would be too heavy for Ashlyn to have good accuracy with. Below is a collage of fun things that Mom has come up with.
From top left: Cutting paper with crazy scissors, painting toenails, playing with water beans From bottom left: Gluing paper together, mixing colored vinegar with baking soda, dyeing rice
We can’t forget James of course. He may not be as interesting as Ashlyn is right now, mainly because his days are filled by filling diapers and eating, but we love him all the same. Ashlyn is fond of him too. This will probably change, but for now we’re thankful that she approves of him.
Ashlyn is probably ok with it all because we still find time to play with her each and every day. It’s tough sometimes dealing with two small children, but we do our best to make time each evening to play with Ashlyn and let her know that she’s still important to us.
With the cool front this weekend (only 95 degrees!) we headed out to the park with Cousin Heidi and Uncle Bruce. Ashlyn had a great time, and baby James slept.
Mom has been bugging me for weeks to smoke some ribs, so we picked up a package from Costco this weekend. There were three problems: we had too many ribs, Ashlyn needed a haircut, and Grandma and Grandpa Wolfe hadn’t seen Ashlyn in a several weeks. We solved all three problems by inviting them over to eat with us. Ashlyn helped prep the meat, she got her haircut, and Grandpa got up close and personal with James. From the looks of it, James doesn’t have a taste for beer yet*.
*No babies were served beer during the creation of this blog. Any insinuation of the contrary is purely coincidental.