Here's what we've been up to the second half of July...
Upon arriving home, after a long weekend with Pops and Nunie, Madison found a picture of them and stared at it for a good five minutes. This was followed by five more minutes of smiling and giggling as she admired the photo and likely cycled through her fond memories from the weekend.
Payson entertained himself by buckling the baby doll stroller around his waist.
We enjoyed storytime at the library with Aunt Negeen and cousins Avery and Addison.
The kids still love babies, especially Madison, so they were smitten with Cathy's baby, Kaitlyn, and Stacy's baby, Beau, at playgroup. Here's a photo of the moms and their real babies and the triplets mimicking with their baby dolls.
At bedtime one evening, I lifted a decorative pillow off the bed only to find a stack of Hot Wheels and a golf ball waiting for me. I had been wondering where his cars went!
Daddy and Payson went shopping at Home Depot, and Payson was thrilled to take his very own shopping cart with him. This is a new weekend activity that we now do to incorporate more fun one-on-one with the kids!
The kids attended their first 3rd birthday party and loved their juice boxes - always a birthday party treat!
We brought out the tricycles for the first time so the kids can start working on their cycling skills. Madison loved it and will be working on strengthening her little legs so she can push by herself.
With a little momentum, Hayden could pedal all by herself a few times.
Payson has taken up golf... with a rake. The poor boy needs some golf clubs!
Picnic at Grandma's!
Payson got a haircut. Although not his first cut, this was his first time in a barber shop and he did great!
We also did a craft that really outlined the kids' current personalities and interests. Each child looked through various toy and child magazines picking out things they liked and wanted me to cut out.
Next they glued and arranged their pictures onto their paper.
Madison was patient and meticulous as she worked independently, gluing each picture one at a time.
The kids each ended up with a general theme by default. Payson's revolved around cars, trucks and airplanes.
Madison's paper was full of babies, both real and for play. She just can't get enough of babies and the color purple!
Hayden's theme turned out to be animals. She struggled a bit with her project due to the sour mood she was in. After we cut out her pictures she spent some alone time in the other room trying to calm down. When she returned she happily proceeded to glue her pictures onto the paper. But something got her upset again when we took a photo of her final piece. By the looks of it, you would have thought that I ripped off her favorite photo or something!
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