My Kids, Right Now

In general, though, not right this minute. Right this minute they are watching Chuck, excepting Silas, who is hanging out with me in the playroom.

Saren has been talking about rats a lot lately. As in, she wants to own some, as pets. She recently had her first babysitting job and is planning on putting that money toward rat stuffs, plus any more that she may get in the near future. She checks on and waters our garden every day and tends to the tortoises. Other than that she spends a lot of time online, playing games and talking to friends.

Harper had a dream the other night that has inspired her to start a new story. She likes to play out her stories before and during the writing of them so there's a lot of that going on, with lots of ideas and inspiration pouring out of her. The dream had to do with a cat who had all kinds of crazy colors all over it and that cat has become her main character. She bought a white stuffed cat at the thrift store and altered it with fabric markers so that it would look like the cat from her dream. She's doing a lot of drawing as well, mostly of cats. She's planning a Webkinz party for Webkinz Day this week.

Irina plays, plays, plays. She's always carrying something around, like a couple of Barbies, or some play food, or a toy cell phone. She's so funny to listen to when she's pretending to talk on the phone. Whenever we go somewhere she has this random bunch of stuff she has to bring with her. It can't be something normal like a stuffed animal or a little purse filled with play money. Yesterday it was a wooden tray with three matchbox cars on it and an empty wipes box. I love how both Harper and Irina can just completely lose themselves in pretend play, whether it's with Barbies or stuffed animals or it's them playing the parts themselves. They're so full of stories.

Silas is loving to dance even more. He likes to climb up onto the coffee table and turn on the radio and just bounce away. Whenever he finds something he can manipulate to make music, he's thrilled. The Barbie that sings when you push the button on her back, the radio, the electronic drumsticks, the keyboard, all are favorites of his. His dancing has become more bouncy and joy-filled now, rather than serious and halting, as in the video I put up before. He's eating a ton as well. He insists on eating anything I'm eating and always has real food when we do. Neither Harper or Irina were this interested in anything but breastmilk until they were over 12 months and even then it was gradual. He also differs from them in that it seems like he'll eat anything. He likes avacado! No one in this family will eat avacado but me. I hope it lasts.

Here are some pictures.