The new favorite tree

This is what Silas calls his "new favorite tree." He'd never shown much interest in climbing trees until we moved here...but all of a sudden he's been bitten by the climbing bug. Glad he chose a small tree to start out with!

I Love Bread

I love bread.

I love bread, as well.

In addition, I also love bread.

You got something to say about it? Well then...

...let's talk about it over some bread!

Long Croc Walk

Did you think because we haven't posted in a while, we were off somewhere doing something fun for the holiday weekend? Nah, not really. Instead, we had fun close to home and took Silas on some smaller outings, to the Grand Forest, to the playground, and to the park. I thought it would be fun to take his Crocodile walker out to the park so that he could push it along the trail. He got pretty far with it, but really wanted to drive it onto the grass, which didn't work as well as he wanted it to.

For the most part, the weekend was warmer and sunnier than these pictures would imply, and we were outside much of the time. Si's becoming a pro at walking on the uneven surface of our lawn. Well, "pro" might be a slight exaggeration, but he is improving. Everyday he walks more and crawls less. Quite a transition to witness!

One thing more I wanted to mention about Si walking. I was so worried he'd start to walk while I was at work. But I was there last Sunday afternoon when he truly "got it" and began his drunken sailor routine. What a good son to oblige his mother. He melts my heart, that boy!

Bop n' Beep

Silas loves his Ugly Doll (yes, that's really what it's called), Bop n' Beep. We keep a bunch of his stuffed toys on the window ledge above his changing table. After being changed, Silas insists on standing, turning around to face the window, and selecting a toy to grab. If Bop n' Beep is among the selections, it's always Si's first pick! Bop n' Beep makes good chewing, and also doubles as an absorbent drool abater. As you can see, Silas will also drift off to sleep while still clutching to Bop n' Beep. We don't want Silas to have too many toys, but the carefully selected ones he does have, we hope he engages with as much as he does his Ugly Doll!