Where does the time go? We have been busy around here, but not really. Plans-wise, we have been free for the most part. Our days are filled with school, playing and various activities like swim lessons and going to friend's houses. We have also been taking advantage of the fabulous weather to get out and play at the park and Alistair has been riding his motorcycle (tricycle) like a mad man! Gillian has even come to love the park as she absolutely loves swinging! Like brother like sister!
Gillian is such a joy. She can make you smile so quick. Her little personality, which will certainly be big one day, continues to shine. She loves to wave and does so quite frequently. She will even wave at people or characters on the TV when it is on. She also has the "How big is Gillian? SOOOO big!" action down with throwing her hands in the air. Last night Alistair was saying it to her and she kept throwing them up with this look of determination on her face. It was great! She also likes to growl and will growl back at the noise - no matter what makes it! (:
Gillian is quite the active tyke, more so than I ever remember Alistair being. She is climbing stuff and has the stairs mastered. She has finally figured out turning herself around and going down on her tummy. Sometimes we have to remind her, but she does it! Whew! In this photo, she has climbed onto the top of Alistair's Hot Wheels case and is looking outside. Little stinker!
Gillian sometimes gets adament that it is time to eat. She is like a Pavlov dog when Seth gets home. She knows we eat sometime after he arrives, so as soon as he walks through the door, she starts whining and heading for the kitchen - no matter what time it is! In this photo she took it upon herself to get some crackers that I accidentally left on the chair. She pulled them down and sat there munching away with this look of, "well if you aren't going to feed me yet, then I will!"
Alistair is getting so big. He is very close to riding in a booster seat in the car. We measured him the other day and he is roughly 39 1/2" and about 38 pounds. He continues to have fun at school and impress us with his new found speaking skills and vast vocabulary he picks up along the way. Nothing escapes him and we are finding we have to watch what we say around him more and more!
Photos of him are so striking to me of how old he is getting. He no longer looks like a toddler, but a young boy. He is still as sweet as ever and is very considerate. Yesterday he was going to get off the bus when he whipped around and ran down the aisle to tell the little girl left on the bus to have a good weekend! It was very cute!
We joined Alistair's friends Cole and Mason and their moms for an outing in Woodinville for pony rides. Well there was one pony, a medium horse and a taller one. He is on the medium one. Mason's mom rode with him for the first lap (I had Gillian strapped to me and she was content so I didn't want to disrupt her). On the second lap he rode by himself and had fun. He was unsure about the whole thing when we first arrived but ended up having fun!
Off and on Alistair wants to help out in the kitchen. Sometimes I think it is a ploy to get to play in the sink and "wash" dishes. But sometimes he does help. On this instance he is helping Seth make pizza dough and is covered in flour!
I wasn't home for this moment, but Alistair decided to climb into Seth's pj pants. It was funny!(:
Even though Alistair has his own camera, he still wants to use ours from time to time. He is okay at it, but needs to work on not cutting off people's heads!
Whee!We are looking forward to a camping trip next month and the summer as well as a couple of vacations over the summer. It should be a fun year for us! For more photos, check out the complete album here: 2010...so far
