This Afternoon

Right now, Jamie is playing with playdoh

Lucy is playing with playdoh

Charlie is standing on the rug, wearing a pink hat, and trying to dictate how Jamie plays.

No one knows where he got that bossy tendency. It is a genetic mystery.

Housecleaning

Lucy loves the little broom.

 She's a bit of a menace with it, though.

She doesn't seem to understand how to make it actually clean, but you gotta start somewhere!

Flashback

You need to go watch this again:

http://babyjunkel.blogspot.com/2011/12/jamie-rows-his-boat.html

Then, here's Jamie watching himself from a year ago:

Jamie Reads

I don't know if you know this, but Jamie loves to read. He especially loves to be read to while sitting in your lap, but he'll make do with whatever he can get. This morning he plopped down with an Amelia Bedelia and read it to himself.

He had apparently memorized it the twice I read it to him yesterday, because he was quite accurate.

And as he said the other day after being injured, "reading makes me happier." I love that he loves books.

Backyard Picnic

Charlie wanted to do "something special," so they had lunch outside. We got the sunglasses and the chairs and Lucy couldn't be left behind (I tried) and they ate sandwiches and rotini on the patio.

Charlie was a lot more excited than this picture indicates.

This week

This week, Lucy had crazy nap hair

and Charlie had to have his picture taken too (can you see the corner of Lucy's head behind him?)

We had carrots, and apparently Charlie rejects the baby ones and wants the regular.

Lucy did not reject the baby ones.

We went to the zoo, and rode the monorail! Mom wore Charlie's hat with aplomb, clearly.

Peek a Boo

Lucy's playing peek a boo. What are the boys doing?

They're playing a game that's programmed on their cameras. Ignoring everything except a screen.

But Lucy's having fun

Jamie can't play, he just watches the pictures. Charlie gives some hints.

"Hi!!"

Peek a boo

Charlie's Fun

Charlie wanted to wear Daddy's jacket and hat today. He thinks he looks pretty good.

Car Vrooming

Lucy is sad. Who knows why? But she likes her car.

Oh, it's better. Poor Owen, though. Why won't anyone play with him?

Jamie want to vroom too! Lucy is suspicious.

And she should be, because now Jamie has her car.

But something makes her happy,

 and she gets another car,

 and she's back to vrooming.

Charlie watches TV

It was just Justin and Charlie the other morning and they watched some How It's Made. Charlie loved learning how trains are made.

Bedtime

While I was brushing her hair in front of the mirror, Lucy looked at herself and said "pretty baby."

 Can't argue with that.