The Trike

So Miss Kate has this fun trike that her cousin loaned to us. She loves to cruise around on it and has learned how to pedal on her own tho it is doesn't go very well on the grass. However, lately she has found it more entertaining to push her little bro. around on it.

She is a great motor!

They have so much fun together...and that is always a welcome thing around here. ;)

This Little Man thinks he is so cool!

He hangs on for dear life and enjoys the ride. When the handlebars turn too far he clutches the one he CAN reach with both hands...

...which makes them cruise in circles until Kate goes too fast and they both tumble to the ground.

Let me just note that he was NOT hurt during spills... even if it looks bad in the video. After his initial shock he would be ready to hop back on and take off again. All of the pics were taken after the tumble he took in the end of the first video...just to ease your mind Gramma JO. :)

HE'S LOVIN IT!

Some how I got the videos on here backwards so if you want to get the idea just watch the bottom one first...because it is after that one that she wants to go "faster" as she is asking me in the beginning of this first video.

Elliott's 9 mos. pics

Somewhere along the way, in the midst of my business, what with sewing, cleaning, feeding small (and large) persons, having company, traveling, gardening, and keeping up with life in general, I took a few minutes to snap a few pics of Elliott...even though I really didn't have time. Last Sun. he was being his jolly self and so I plunked him down on the sofa and turned it toward the abundance of windows in our living room and snapped a few shots. I know I keep posting more pics of Elliott and less of Kate, but it just so happens that he is still young enough not to run from the camera and is full of irrisistable cuteness, while Miss Kate, on the other hand, is quite fast at whatever she happens to be doing and isn't always in the most cooperative mood. She is full of mischiefs and when she is being her happy self I'm usually busy with her and if I grab the camera she becomes very aware of it so its hard to capture the real her and those authentic smiles and such. Therefore, Elliott, being the much easier of the 2 subjects to photograph becomes overly photographed. :) I'll have to start writing down some of the funny things she says/does as she is finally getting to that stage now. Enjoy.

A most mischievious look on his face as he prepares to bail off the couch.

Umm... hello there. You talkin' to us?

Oh, you wanted us to smile...sure.

Giving Miss Kate his usual look of adoration.

(preparing to touch foreheads and rub noses)

The joy of playing tug-of-war with mommy! :)

Wishing mommy would just hand over the toy instead of dangling it above his head and making it do weird things.

Meeting "Bear"

After giving some Eskimo kisses...

a little pinching...

a little pulling...

a little poking...

"hey, his hair is standing on end just like mine"

and they became fast friends! ;)

Uh, Hello up there...

Yeah, me an' Bear are just chillin on the sofa...

Okay, all this picture taking is embarassing.

But at least I got my good buddy here to keep me company.

Yeah, me an' Bear are best buds.

Naptime

(He was getting really sleeping by this time)

Snugglebuddies

Okay Mom, I'm asleep now. (insert fake snoring sounds)

TOP 5

Here is how a 2 yr old feeds an 8 month old.

Notice she enjoys the food almost as much as he does. :D