Stegosaurus by Rachel

Today in art class, Rachel learned how to draw a stegosaurus. I asked her to show me how, and I watched in amazement as she did it. See for yourself.

Photo by Nathan

Nathan is becoming quite a technophile lately--he takes after his daddy--and frequently weasels the camera or laptop away from me, then surprises me with what he can do with it. This photo of Rachel is one of the cutest ones I've seen in a while--it really captures her natural expression. Maybe it's because she was smiling at her brother, or maybe she didn't realize he was really taking a photo, but she really looks like herself. I thought of cropping out his finger and my chin, but then I thought that just drives home who took this photo. (Just so you don't go thinking he is all child-prodigy or visionary or something, I will tell you about a video he took once when he got the camera and I was upstairs. It is a wobbly tour of the living room, then a glimpse of my legs coming down the stairs, followed by a long look at the ceiling while he put the camera down so I won't catch him. It ends with my hand getting the camera. Rachel and have laughed long and hard at that one!)

A little jumpy

Nathan is a jumper. No two ways about it. He jumps all the time. Sometimes, like in the video below, he holds onto something, but often he's just jumping in the middle of the floor. Often he jumps while he's talking. In this clip, he's saying, "I want you to play restaurant when Rachel and me is at our cottage or...or...nnnnnnn...at a hotel." (We play this game a lot, also.) Several people have commented that Nathan is the jumpiest kid they know. Could be. I thought you might like to see for yourselves. (Sorry it's sideways. You'd think I'd learn.)

New couch

We had a visit from our beloved Natalie (and Aunt Jen) yesterday. And we took the first pictures on our new couch! Natalie is getting so big, we thought it only fitting to have a big couch for her to sit on. (In this photo, Rachel and Nathan are competing to have her look at their baby photos.)

Tub tummy time

One of those sweet, tranquil moments when everyone's getting along...