Saturday, May 29, 2010

Visiting Grenada with Grana and Tibu

We just returned from a trip to Grenada. In addition to scuba diving, we were able to spend time with Grana, Tibu, Uncle Sean, Aunts Kate & Lauren, and cousin Ellie.

Tibu and Grana were ready with the usual battery of stories to read.

The girls still needed watching, so we did that - sometimes with one eye shut, sometimes with both. It was nice to have others around to help keep them out of trouble.

Macy's fascination with balls continues. Tibu found some limes on a tree to serve as balls. Macy began learning how to catch this week.

The girls had their own bed to sleep in - much larger than the crib they sleep in but much less restraining. Putting them down for sleeping and naps was a much more active process than dropping them off at the crib and letting them come to terms with sleep.

The word for the trip was go. "Go" meant getting dressed and going somewhere. Dressing up was also involved, which Macy loved.

Macy enjoyed the water at the beach, which was very warm, about 85F.

Camy preferred to stay a little further up shore in the sand. Eventually she warmed up to being carried near the water and then getting her feet wet.

When we arrived home, Camy also helped with the unpacking, by putting on clothes.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Bucket Head

While Macy was at the park the other day she decided to try on one of the buckets in the sandbox. It fit rather well. The other four kids in the sandbox thought it was great and tried the same thing - not all of them knew you should dump out the sand before attempting. Macy was so happy with the fit, she wore the bucket home.

Trying out bigger shoes

The girls have become interested in trying on our shoes and walking around. They get very frustrated when it doesn't work well, which is often. And they don't return them to where they found them when they are done. I wish they would stop, but every kid tries, and it is fun to watch. Now if I could only find my shoes...