Losses

I've simply lost track of the last time I posted monthly pictures, so I'll start fresh with January and go from there (February). Look at that, all caught up.

Permanent

Drew usually brushes the girls' teeth during the evening bedtime routine, but on Sunday, I took over so he could get the bathrooms cleaned for our house guest. As I was peering into G's mouth I noticed her permanent tooth is coming through. I don't know if you were wondering – I certainly was – how long it takes for one to poke through: in this case two weeks.

Sprinkler

Not droopy enough to be a water spout, this one's the best impression of a water sprinkler yet.

Chocolate Pudding

Torn

I often see that Z wants to share in the playing of a toy with M. She'll carry something over specifically for that purpose only to end up locked in a death grip over that toy, both of them crying and screaming. I'll admit it, sometimes I quietly laugh at the two of them. Once I even guffawed (only a little bit) when M unexpectedly let go her end of the toy which staggered Z. This is a new phenomenon at our house: G and BB didn't battle quite like this; BB and Z don't usually play together, and Z screams at the sight of BB just to save time; while G and Z together are amiable enough as long as G doesn't get too bossy.

Spring Quilt

I finished this up for M over the weekend. This is the same "pattern" as the pink quilt I made over a year ago. I've since acquired a generic walking foot (for my machine), and boy does it make a difference. There's another quilt in the works, which it needs for me to go get some muslin for the backing: the top is all ready to go.

"Moof"

Z (playing with plastic cow): Woof! Woof! Woof!
Me: That's a cow. Cow's say, "Moo."
Z: Moof! Moof! Moof!

Aurora

Of Sleeping Beauty fame: sent to search for berries in the forest, singing and talking with the animals.

Kneeling

I had left M crawling around in the living room, when I heard someone harassing the tree. She must have pulled herself up by the lip of the planter and was yanking at the tag, trying to get it to come loose.

Name

Look, BB's learned to write her name...almost. The second line is meant to be G's name; I don't know about the third.