Two will be half the work of one, right?
Thomas and Jonas at the park together. (A rare occurrence since Jonas takes power naps, usually starting the moment Thomas wakes up in the afternoon.)
And just for comparison (and because I recently came across this photo) the boys in July 2006. Oh how they grow!
We tried corralling all the toddlers in the babysitting co-op. This is the result. Someone actually managed a photo with everyone in it!
On top: The Masters Henry and Jonas
On sofa: The Misses Sophia, Alina, Ava, Lucija and Amelia, with Master Thomas
And in July last year.
And here’s a more casual, ‘behind-the-scenes’ view:
Today was our first rain of the season (the first rain since March, and it was very early - we don’t usually see a drop until well into November!!), so, while Thomas has technically experienced this “rain” thing, he certainly doesn’t remember it. This made today particularly special as one of this favorite things [...]
We love this T-shirt. Our local park is real community space where people leaves lots of toys for the neighbourhood children to enjoy. The very car depicted on this T-shirt is much coveted. I mean really desirable. On Monday afternoons the co-op toddlers meet and they mean business over this car. [...]
Thomas had his first session at football/soccer yesterday. He and his friend Henry are Bunnies (18-24 months) in ‘Lil Kickers.’ As you can imagine, it was lots of fun and meant that he had a great nap, the main aim of parenting at this age, after all. Activities include trying to sit [...]
No idea what he’s doing here. It’s late, I just wanted to post this picture. Hopefully this will have been edited before too many people read this.
Thomas has hit his stride striving towards the two’s. My goodness it’s a life of emphatic contrariness these days. In Thomas’s universe, coloured crayons would provide life’s nutrients; he would be able to both walk everywhere and be carried at the same time; all toys/things would magically morph in two anytime any other [...]
There has been a sudden shift at the Monday afternoon play group, when as many toddlers and parents as possible gather at the play park. For the past few months it has been a process of ‘optimal foraging’ (says our resident biologist) as they try and stuff in as many crackers and bits of [...]
We spent Labor Day weekend with friends by the coast on a farm. Thomas was in heaven; big kids, water, horses, dogs, chickens, and lots and lots of dirty/dangerous things to explore. (Yes, including a toy gun - another first!)
Left to Right: Noah, Charlotte, Thomas, Aidan, Ruby
Noah (9) and Thomas. Thomas managed [...]