Superheroes

Nothing much happens in this video (and Alex has to be herded away from the viewer side of the camera, as usual), but toddlers in too-big costumes (handed down from generous neighbors), well, that's just cute. Of course, they have no idea who Batman and Superman are.

Delaware Arts Fair

Hanging out with Aunt Pam and Uncle Scott at Aunt Pam's booth (check out her stuff at here) at the arts fair today was a lot of fun. There were dogs, balloons, and a great hose. Uncle Scott said it was for draining the water off of Aunt Pam's fair tent, but he made music with it too, and we thought it would be a great nose, fire hose (see Alex carefully putting out a fire in picture #5), and general fun toy.

Flyer Fun

Alex delights in some laws of physics as they apply to junk mail.

Mud!

Wow, Mom's department picnic was much more fun than we expected.

Olé, Said the Backhoe

I used to think that groups of college friends had the most inside jokes, but they have nothing on toddlers, whose speech even more closely resembles a mishmash of everything they've ever heard or (had) read (to them). Here Alex combines his favorite tasks, car placement and repetitious book quoting; Olé is, of course, what Puddle the Pig says when he is jumping into Woodcock Pocket Pond after getting a postcard from his friend Toot in Spain. Naturally, the river/lake/ocean on their Ikea playmat (thanks Uncle Rodney and Aunt Juliette) is a fine place for backhoes, police cars, etc. to Olé into (sometimes the boys Olé into it themselves, and have to be rescued). As often now, the video ends when the boys come around to the other side of the camera to... watch it.

Handy Dad

Our toy box wouldn't close all the way any more, or open all the way; the bottom was falling out, and we pretty much ignored it. So did Mom and Dad chuck it out? No! In less than 24 hours and re-using every piece of the toy box, Dad built just what we needed instead-- a shelf to hold books, and baskets for toys, and park our buses and planes.

Thanks, Handy Dad!
(Note: Dog not real. But we like it anyway:)

Spring!

Baseball! Sandbox! Trikes! Hooray!
(Twin Confusion Note: Alex in Tigger jacket for baseball, Ben in same for sandbox & trike).