dingman daze: winter days

These winter days get long. The boys go to daycare 1-3 days/week(depending on the week), so the other days Mike or I are home with them. We both enjoy being able to stay home some, but these winters are just too long and cold. The boys get tired of the same things, so I try to switch out their toys and find new activities.

Silas has been eating some real foods for a month or two now. It was slow going, but he’s on a roll now, and likes lots of foods. He has 2 teeth to chew with, and is getting really good at feeding himself puffs and other finger foods.

We’ve been playing with Christmas toys, and one of the boys’ favorites is the slinky. It’s all bent up and doesn’t walk down our stairs well, but the boys enjoy stretching it out and pulling it around the house. Of course, Silas uses it as a teething ring.

Eli is still on his“The Wizard of Oz” kick. Here he is showing me his “Ozma of Oz” book that aunt Sarah gave him. He spent lots of time paging through it, though it doesn’t have many pictures. He especially likes the wicked witch and knows many of her famous lines.

Reading to Si.

Daddy and Silas have spent some time watching football together. Silas likes the T.V. a little more than I’d like. Hopefully it’s just the football he likes.

I caught Silas red-handed playing in Ollie’s water bowl. Somehow the things that are off limits don’t get old like toys do.

Eli got some new safari stamps. He loves animals about as much as “The Wizard of Oz.” These kept him busy for quite a while one day. When he got tired of stamping, he decided the stamping ink pad made a nice stamper :0).

Trying out Mom’s boots.

This is Eli’s medal. He was looking for ‘courage’ one day, so Mom made a medal for him. He proudly wore it for a few days(even to daycare).

Silas and Ollie are becoming good friends. We’re lucky to have such a gentle giant dog. Silas loves to pull Ollie’s hair, but now that Silas is crawling, he doesn’t spend too much time in one spot.