Sowing Sprouts: January 2011

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Time Travel

Posted by Theodore Elial at 7:57 PM

When did this happen? I don't remember seeing Grandma and Papa and taking a picture next to a doghouse? Meredith just seemed confused with this picture. What do you think?

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

Here we go again... It is Meredith and me with Grandma and Papa. But I don't recognize the couch?

Daddy says that these are really pictures of Grandma and Papa with Aunt Becky and him. I'm not sure I believe him.

P.S. -- Thank you, Aunt Jennifer, for sending the pictures!

Trees that turned to rock!

Posted by Meredith Jane at 7:38 PM

From Ginko Petrified Forest State Park

Hurry up! Let's go see trees that have turned into rock! Mama and Daddy say they are called "petrified."

From Ginko Petrified Forest State Park

There's one in there! I'm sorry you can't see it... they had all of them in cages like this one :(

From Ginko Petrified Forest State Park

One of Mama's closeups of a petrified tree.

From Ginko Petrified Forest State Park

We saw wide vistas too! What a great hike!

See more pictures here.

Fingers

Posted by Emmaline Ruth at 2:13 PM

From Emmaline Ruth

I love to suck on my fingers.

From Emmaline Ruth

Even my fist

From Emmaline Ruth

sometimes it is hard to get my fingers in my mouth.

From Emmaline Ruth

but when I get them it makes me happy.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Where's Aunt Becky?

Posted by Meredith Jane at 5:28 PM

Hey Becky! At Halloween, Theo and I dressed up like Dorothy and Elmo. Now I see you have Elmo too! And where did you go? All I see is Elmo! That's silly!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

ExerSaucer

Posted by Emmaline Ruth at 5:10 PM

From Emmaline Ruth

I'm getting to be a big girl. When my Mama and Daddy took down the Christmas decorations, they brought in something for me to use. They call it an ExerSaucer. I call it a whirling play place!

I'm told I went on a hike...

Posted by Emmaline Ruth at 5:08 PM

From Emmaline Ruth

...but I don't really remember much from it!

I Love Hiking... and Pretending!

Posted by Theodore Elial at 5:03 PM

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

Let's go hiking! It is great fun! Let's pretend there are things in the woods. What do you think is there?

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

I think there is a monkey in the woods! It is blue. His name is Blue Monkey.

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

Water! Did you know that it is fun to through sticks into the river! They make a splash and then float away. Daddy says this is called the Yakima River.

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

Meredith, what are you doing with the stick? What do you think is in the woods?

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

I sure hope we get to do more hiking. I like it a lot!

Hiking... with Imagination!

Posted by Meredith Jane at 4:58 PM

From Meredith Jane 3 Years

We went for another hike yesterday. It was fun!!

From Meredith Jane 3 Years

Let's go!

From Meredith Jane 3 Years

Do you see my stick? It is in the shape of a Y or T... depending on how you hold it :)

From Meredith Jane 3 Years

Sticks make great play toys!

From Meredith Jane 3 Years

I'm pretending there is a bear in the woods! Shh! We don't want to frighten it. It is a purple bear! And its name is Hollywood!

I'm a Cat!

Posted by Meredith Jane at 4:56 PM

From Meredith Jane 3 Years

I like the Cat in the Hat books. Can you tell? The artwork is a Meredith original!

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Helping!

Posted by Meredith Jane at 5:58 PM

From Meredith Jane 3 Years

I think I can almost reach!

Reading

Posted by Theodore Elial at 5:47 PM

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

I love reading books! I sometimes take them out myself and tell my own little story. Most of the time I want the characters to come out of the book and play with me.

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

Won't you come out and play?

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

Daddy, can you help me out?

Posting

Posted by Theodore Elial at 5:46 PM

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

My Mama was sneaky the other day. She caught me in the act of making a new post. And who didn't believe that I could do this on my own??

Room for Two!

Posted by Theodore Elial at 5:34 PM

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

My Daddy made this new step stool. It is wide enough for two! We already have another step stool, but it is really only big enough for one toddler. That isn't any fun when both Meredith and I want to help make things in the kitchen!

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

Ok Meredith, what do I do now? I have this silver thing, and I'm ready to go!

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

I think we need some of this...

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

Hey Meredith, this is great fun! I'm sure glad I can help with you now!

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

The muffins are made, and the step stool is empty... but not for long. Dinner is coming soon, so I'll get to help again. And I'm sure I'll help make plenty more things in the future.

From Theodore Elial 18-24 months

Mmmmm... blueberry muffins!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

A New Dress!

Posted by Meredith Jane at 6:34 PM

From Meredith Jane 3 Years

Mama and Daddy have been busy this weekend! I will tell you more about what daddy has been doing later. This is about my new dress that Mama made me today. It is a Thomas the Train dress!!! i love Thomas but for some reason they make his clothing only for boys...well no more. I can sport my Thomas dress when ever I want!

From Meredith Jane 3 Years

Mama keeps chasing me around asking me to give the dress back...something about wanting to fix the ribbon and make it shorter but i am not ready to give it back yet.