Going for a Ride

Today after school, the kids were all playing nicely together while I attempted to make some gluten-free bread for our neighbors. I noticed that Hunter had crawled into his toy bin, but I didn't really give it much thought. A few minutes later, Kristen and AJ were pushing a bin full of toys and Hunter into the kitchen. It was really cute, and he was completely laid back, allowing his older siblings to have fun with him.

Matching Boys

When we were in the U.S. last, we bought the boys matching shirts. On Sunday, we dressed them for church in their matching shirts, and I tried to get some decent shots of them. Here is the best one.

Ban the Baby Bib

I don't really want to ban the bib. I just liked the alliteration of the title. The reason I am even talking about baby bibs is that Hunter doesn't really need one. People have told me that you think you know it all after having two, (especially both a boy and a girl) but the third one will surprise you. Well, I expected that in personality, but I had no idea I would have a baby who was messier with a bib than without one.
Hunter loves eating solid food. I waited to start him on solids until he was almost six months because his thighs were evidence that my milk was more than enough for him up to that time. Now that he regularly eats solids, one would think that there would be a stack of messy bibs in the laundry. Not so. He really only gets food on his bib when he decides to chew on it mid-meal. He does get a little food on his face, but that is more because he moves around so much that my aim isn't always the best. I had never seen a baby who didn't spit at least some of the food out when eating until I had Hunter. With Kristen and AJ, it was put the food in, they spit it out, scrape the food off the chin, put it in, they spit it out, scrape the chin, put it in again, and hope it finally is swallowed.
Today, when I fed Hunter his cereal, I didn't even bother putting a bib on him. I didn't regret that decision.

Snow Tunnels

This week, I dug a tunnel in one of a snow drifts around our driveway. AJ was excited to try out the tunnel, but it was a little too small in the middle. If AJ were to get through, he would have to army-crawl. Today, I will have to go out there and wriggle my way in to clear out the snow for the kids so they can fully enjoy their snow tunnel. Meanwhile, here is a picture of AJ halfway through.




Update: I fixed the tunnel, and I crawled all the way through to make sure the kids could fit through there. Here is Kristen after crawling most of the way through the tunnel. The size difference is evident from the pictures.


While I don't necessarily want it to snow more (I think we have enough on the ground), I do think it is fun having enough snow to do something like this.