March

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb… we hope. 

And we hope that as Nathan collects random winter woolies from the basket to dress himself in, we will be able to put these back into storage by the end of the month.

Nathan also enjoys making “alphabet soup” and saying the letter names as he picks them up and asks me “what’s that”?

“Ring around the Rosie” is a fun game to play on a rainy day between playing with blocks and other toys.

We spent tons of time playing with the Little People Zoo and Train this month.  Literally hours and hours were spent making up stories as we helped to recover lost and escaped zoo animals, cared for hungry or sick zoo animals and helped the characters make friends with each other.   

“Which animals should we visit first” and “who wants to ride the train” were questions repeatedly asked during this imaginative play time.  It is nice to see Kaitlyn and Nathan as playmates these days.  In the beginning it’s hard for the older one to come to terms with the fact that babies don’t play with them and won’t for a long time.

Nathan initiated this play time every day!

Cars and trucks and things that go… fun puzzles to put together, fun toys to play with…

and fun noises to make.

Block houses and castles were popular to build this month to the point where Spooky wanted to share in the attention.  He made a nest right in the middle of the blocks and it didn’t seem to bother him one bit.

Sandy also wanted some attention and couldn’t leave the Duck game alone or the Busy Town game when we got them out one afternoon as Nathan napped.  It’s hard to play a game in our house.

Perhaps the best part of being at home this month was finding someone to warm up to and cuddle with.