Month: April 2010

I guess it is time to start capturing memories on “film”. Weekly we go to the library for story hour; which L loves. Everytime we leave L wants to run up and down this hill, often we race. When I was very pregnant I started playing the role of the flag waver for the race cars, L was the race car. Thankfully he was content with that.

When we were in Manitoba over Christmas there were several cases of arson in our neighborhood. This blue house was one of them, other than the plywood on the upstairs window the front of the house was unharmed. I have always liked this tiny front yard.

…of the beholder. For example ants

and Maple Blossoms.

Maple trees although a different shade are red in the spring too.

Sometimes when Daddy gets home he is too brain dead to play creatively, this isn’t much of a problem for K and L. L will listen to stories all day and K is just happy to be with Daddy.

K has had the strength to sit for short periods of time, but she couldn’t be trusted not to throw herself backwards. This past week seems to be the turning point; she is sitting nice and straight, and leaning forwards instead of backwards.

Now it is apple blossom time. We don’t live close to the orchards but the town is full of ornamental apple trees.

K had a frustrating day yesterday and I was getting a little tired of her song too. She wanted to play with things in front of her just out of her reach; forward motion is a little hard to do. After looking at the last bunch of pictures that we have taken it seems like we all are doing some moving and exploring.

K is getting stronger and better at sitting. I went to get the camera for this shot; she is sitting right up in the chair. She was trying to reach L’s dominoes on the floor, I didn’t get that shot because I was having some technical difficulties and when I next looked up…

…this is what I saw. This position has become a common occurrence for K, I guess she is done with the rocking chair for now.

Rolling is still a helpful option, but even rolling has it’s disadvantages.

Sunday was a beautiful day, although a bit windy. Lowell took the day off of work, we went for a walk and enjoyed the sunshine. Yesterday we played outside too.

The same group that filmed Planet Earth has a new series out called Life. It focuses on the different kinds of living things in the world: birds, mammals, amphibians. We just recently watched a whole episode on insects. L is examining this tree for bugs.

L is pretty proud of his perch. I gave him a little help getting to the first branch and he did the rest himself. He wanted to go higher, but I explained there was a reason little boys can only reach so high; falling often happens when you climb trees.

A question; this is one of my favourite trees around here, what is it called?

Yesterday was a beautiful day, today it is raining; typical spring weather I guess. I was reminded by a friend of the flora to take pictures of the blooms that I won’t be seeing in Manitoba, thought that I would share them with you.

This flowering tree which smells wonderful also comes in pink/purple.

If these aren’t magnolias I would really like to know what they are called.

I’m glad that we are having one last spring in Massachusetts. I know that autumn is the peak tourist season in New England, but spring is nice to live in New England. Every day there are more buds and blooms to discover. It isn’t a Manitoba spring where everything bursts overnight a New England spring can afford to take her time. Saturday was a beautiful day which Lowell had to spend in his office; L, K and I went for a visit to feed the ducks.

We had a great time soaking in the sunshine, but too quickly it was over and Lowell had to get back to his paper.

Easter Sunday Lowell took some time off after lunch to have an Easter Egg hunt; L of course had a great time. The Easter bunny also delivered some packages in the mail. I took out the chocolate for the hunt, but rewrapped the package, ’cause mail and unwrapping are fun things.

I have introduced K to cereal; on her first attempts she enjoyed chewing the spoon, but she didn’t swallow anything. I waited another week and she has got it now. L is fascinated with all of K’s milestones, one step closer to actually playing with him.

One thing that he is still not sure about is her mobility. It’s fun to cheer for her when she rolls over, but sometimes I need to “Get her out of here!”. Rolling and swiveling are useful, but sometimes you want what is directly in front of you. She’s got the right idea, now if all of her body parts would co-operate with her.

K is starting to roll and swivel on her belly to reach things. Sometimes she gets her self in a tight spot, like in between the table and chair legs. She was pretty frustrated, but being the good mom that I am I took a picture before I rescued her.