Crunch Munch

Check out who we found munching his way through our tomato plant. 

Whoah-hoah!

You can't make this stuff up

I came downstairs from putting Benjamin down for a nap one day and this is what I found.  From top to bottom.  Would that the house had been more tidy when they spontaneously decided to do something so darling and blog worthy.  Alas...

Jacob often wants Nicholas to play chess.  Nicholas often wants Jacob to play trains.  They make deals that one will play the other person's activity for a specified amount of time and then they'll swap activities.

It usually ends with Nicholas losing his queen in 3 moves and then running away from the table screaming.  Then Jacob, desperate for a partner, says, "OK, OK" and puts the queen back while warning him that he needs to be more careful.  The agreement usually dissolves after 3 more moves because, as Nicholas so artfully puts it, "this is taking for long".  Crying, anger, and promises from mom to play with Jacob are the only things that will put it aright.  

Happy Birthday Grandma Jan!

Hope you like your presents above!

For those of you who don't know, Grandma Jan holds these skills in high regard.  Also, Nico's video doesn't demonstrate his ability to swim 4 feet without floaties (yay!).  It does, however, demonstrate the darlingness of a little boy with big floaties jumping off the diving board.  It's like puffed sleeves!

We love you Grandma!  Hope it was a great day.

For those who are curious, Benjamin is 15 months and these are his first steps.  We are elated.  And yes, we reeeally wanted him to "stand up please" in that second video.  (Excuse the general debris and jumble of cords in the background.  The house is for another post.  Ooooh yes.)

Oh, and we're still working on the dive.  Soooo close.