The girls and I spent an entire day together while Mama slept and recovered. Here are a few new things they did. Some of them are entirely new, while some of them are just new to me.
We had a blast so I thought I'd share.
Folding the laundry - the girls worked on folding towels. Mostly, this means I would show them how to do it and they would them destroy my work. By the end of the allotted laundry time Hadley had folded a washcloth into a semi-square while Brynne kind of balled it up - they both looked roughly accurate so we put them away as they were.
Brynne does her own thing; Hadley at least watches me. |
Hadley perfecting her hanging skills |
Why yes, that is a roll of tape in my mouth. Why do you ask? |
Not perfect, but not bad for under two. |
Nap time - I have struggled with knowing when to put them down in the past. Hadley helped me out on this one. Brynne was trying to climb the stairs up from the basement and had managed to distract me while Hadley read a book. When I got her under control, I looked over to find Hadley lying on the floor reading her book. I called her name and she didn't reply. I went to her and found her "resting her eyes" as my Grandma Jenkins used to say - that's the grandma they share a birthday with, so it works. Pretty much, she fell asleep and wasn't in her crib or car seat - a first!
Couldn't get the pic before she woke up, but this is close |
Playing - Both the girls enjoyed rides in my old office chair around the basement. Not too exciting for us old people, but for them it was a thrill.
Not everything was good. Hadley did manage to take a header off the couch and landed face first on the wood floor. A few tears later she was fine. Had it been Brynne, I'm sure we'd be looking at another black eye, but apparently Hadley has a little thicker skin. Fortunately, landing on her head is probably about as safe as landing on her feet.
I also caught Brynne with one leg over the back of the couch trying to make it to the puppy dogs home. She didn't get to them, but not for lack of trying.
Time to get back to work so I can catch up on a little R&R.
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