Standing Room Only

As I've mentioned, one of Lily's fave things to do is stand up and look around. She's getting rather good at it, too.


Noah's still great at knocking back babycinos.

A Little Team

It's nice when Lily is being cute... such as when she covers herself in food (she eats lots too!)


And it's nice when Noah behaves like a big boy (which now includes stuff like dressing himself!).


But most of all it's nice when my little buttons take delight in one another. Here they are in the pyjamas one morning, having fun as a little team.


And here's Lily trying to wake her bro from a kip on the couch. She needed a little help, though, as he's a pretty good sleeper.

Costumes, Tricks, and Stunts

Pretending to be a fireman or a builder (or a solider!) are some of Noah's fave games. But recently he's been diversifying. Spacemen, Farmers (pictured), Race Cars, you name it.

(I think this was a farmer, anyway, but I can't explain the cape... Super-Farmer, maybe?!)


Last weekend, we tried a different stunt altogether. While Noah serviced his bike...


...Daddy fitted a kid seat to one of his bikes! It was definitely fun. Noah didn't like the bumps. But I think it was a real buzz for him to go on such an adventure.


Over the last few months or more, we've noticed Noah has developed seriously powerful burst of energy. Sometimes he just goes a bit bonkers with laughing and running and crashing. At other times he likes to make stunts for himself. Here's one.


The idea is that you start on the far side of the chair, launch yourself over, and land/crash down along the kiddie-couch. Anyone game for a try?

Birds are Best

Lily has a favourite game: Chasing birdies.

Here she is in Leichhardt, when Uncle Tim was in town. Pigeons are quite popular.


This morning, at church, a magpie kept her entertained for about five full minutes as it wandered and hopped its way around the school yard. Lily kicked with enthusiasm and chattered away as we strolled along after it.

And here she is again, this time in Newtown. Once more, it's pigeons. (Noah also loves chasing birds, but since he's much faster the birds just fly off; with Lily, on the other hand, they seem to enjoy the chase a bit more.)


But Lily also likes time on the swings with her Mum and bro.

Crash, the Game.

So Noah has invented a new game: Crash. It's a game best played with Daddy (Noah never asks Mummy to play). Basically, it's wrestling. He's got some good moves, too.


Noah loves it when Lily plays, too. As you can imagine, Crash is the kind of game that Lily enjoys right up until the point where she inadvertently bumps heads with Noah, or takes a foot to the face. That's wrestling, folks.


Backtracking a bit, the remainder of the Tassie holiday was a blast for the kids. Having an every-night slumber party with the boys probably took its toll on Noah a bit, though!


Lily is getting increasingly persistent with standing (while holding something), and she's very confident - perhaps bordering on reckless! Lily loves to let-go with one hand, twist around and just look about, regardless of whether or not she's in a very stable position. An adventurous little soul, I guess.


Crawling, however, she has mastered. She's fast, she can sit-up after crawling, she can negotiate little obstacles. Lily even successfully found her brother in a round of hide-and-seek! (I said, Where's Noah? Lily made a dash for him; Noah loved it.)

The Mountain and the Park

We took a trip up Mt Wellington this morning, hoping to get some snow-time.


It was not to be. The gates were closed at the springs, so we settled for the snow-less lookout.


Then we hit Hill St for some fun in the park. Lily enjoyed the train.


As did Noah.


Lily's little teeth are again visible here. She's getting very good at standing.


But more interestingly, Lily has figured out how to crawl forwards. Her technique is a little haphazard, but she's getting it!


Layering. That's the trick to doing Tasmania well. Here, Lily is in four layers on top and three on the bottom.



After a spot of lunch, I took Lily home for a nap. But the boys kicked-on for a while.

Holiday with the Boys

We're all bunked-in at Boy HQ while on holiday in Tassie this week. The boys are having a blast together through the days... and the nights!


Noah is very happy with the sleeping arrangements.


Bathtimes are quite a hoot, too.


Even for Lily! (If you zoom-in, you can just see her bottom-right tooth. The bottom-left isn't quite visible in this photo, but it's there!)


I think Noah is going to miss these guys when we have to go back to our little, quiet bath.


Lily's had an ear infection, but seems to be nearly mended now.