Quiet Days

These are the sorts of things we’ve been doing recently, on the days when we’re “not doing anything”. 

                      
I put Logan’s Legos away for a while and brought these out instead.  I’ve discovered that when we get to the point that the toys are just dumped but not really played with, it’s time to rotate.  After I did that, I came in to get Logan at the end of his quiet time to find him busily playing with this “airport” that he’d created out of the magnet set.  Then he asked me to help him set up a marble track and we played with that for nearly an hour (Naomi even joined us).

                          
In the garage one day, the kids figured out that they can give each other rides on the tricycle.

Naomi has really just started pedaling, so she’s making better time on wheels now.

More playtime in the garage.  A late Christmas package occasioned the re-introduction of the sensory bin; all those packing peanuts were just too good to let go to waste.

              
Crunch, crunch, smoosh, squash, snap!

Introducing trucks, teddy bears and other accessories to the mix.  What happens when you . . . ?  How many peanuts fit into . . . ?  This is good science going on here!

I adore it when the kids get quiet and I find them tucked away somewhere like this!

                          
Time to go for a walk around the neighborhood.  On a side note, if you look closely, you can see where one of Naomi’s teeth is still a bit gray.  The grayness seems to be receding though, so I think the tooth may actually hold!

                    
On my run earlier that morning, I had suggested that we needed to bring binoculars to look at a colony of sea lions that lives just off the beach.  That afternoon, the kids, of course, had to bring their binoculars with them, which they used (or not) to keep a close eye on a neighbor washing their car (Naomi) and to spy out some kids throwing a frisbee (Logan).

The recent rain has brought out all sorts of flowers!

                    
Back at home, Naomi sings “Rock-a-bye Baby” as she puts her teddy bear to bed; nearby Logan rows his boat merrily down the stream.

So that’s us.  What have you been up to?