Standing, Walking, Climbing

After School Park Snack

Benji Painting

Tamar at Morris Dance Practice

Tamar with Walking Toy

Shortly after the inaugural stand-and-walk, everyone got sick and Tamar stopped being interested in walking. However, Daniel has recently started standing up more, and she seems interested in walking again. This is a photo from a little while ago, when we were visiting Aaron's parents in Fort Lee, and she was using a walking toy. I love the expression on Daniel's face as he watches her!  --Victoria

See-Saw Babies

Introducing a New Series? ("Things Daniel Destroys")

Inaugural version:  A novel by my favourite author.  Benji and I keep finding little pieces of it all over the living room.  --Victoria

Benji's blocks racetrack

This boy loves building racetracks.  --Victoria

Evening Book Babies

Every evening, Tamar and Daniel have book time on the couch. I read to them but they also spend time looking at books by themselves. They seem to really enjoy this.  --Victoria

Benji at the Park

Playing soccer with a new friend of the moment.  --Victoria

Goofy Daniel with Yuri

This is a very silly baby!  --Victoria

Making Cookies

Classic goofy sweet Benji, in a pre-haircut photo. I don't remember why he's holding nori sheets in the second photo--they certainly didn't go in the cookies!  --Victoria

Funny Baby Story (by Aaron)

So I was changing Daniel's diaper this morning. I had the diaper down on one side of me, Daniel was laying on the floor, Tamar was a few feet away. While I was getting Daniel out of his PJs, Tamar crawled over to me, picked up the diaper, and handed it to me. Now, this is a game they like playing, so I said thank you, and put it back down. Well, she picked it up and gave it to me again, so I said thank you, and put it back down. She picked it up a third time, and pushed it at me. I put it on the other side of Daniel.

She crawled over there and, with what can only be described as a very... patient look on her face, picked the diaper back up, and gave it to me. So finally I took the diaper and just held it in my hand until I was ready for it, which made her happy again.

Then she crawled off, and slowly started dragging the box of wipes over to us...

-a 

grocery shopping (double cuteness version)

Fun At The Park (Brothers Are Useful!)

Sunshine & Inaugural Wagon Ride!

For their first birthday, Tamar and Daniel received a splendid green wagon from Victoria's parents, Pauline and Richard. The past few weeks have been cold and snowy, so all 3 kids have been enjoying playing with the wagon indoors. Today was sunny and gorgeous (60F/16C) so, after I picked Benji up from the bus stop, we picked up the babies and they rode in the wagon to drop off books at the library, then to the park. Benji brought along part of his "marble race" toy which he declared was a measuring tape, and measured various items along the way. After the park, he joined Tamar and Daniel in the wagon for the ride home. --Victoria

Benji's School -- Reading Time

Parents can volunteer to be a "mystery reader" and read the children a book during the day. Of course, this is easier for parents who work at home or who work near the school. In this photo, Benji is in the upper right, near his friend Michael (who is wearing an orange shirt).  --Victoria

Plague House

For the past few weeks, we've all been taking turns getting sick. Sick babies are very sad and droopy. --Victoria

Curly Locks on Daniel

This is a pre-haircut photo, obviously! I think he's going to have the same hair as Benji. I predict that, once the weather gets humid, he'll be covered in gold ringlets just like his older brother was. --Victoria

Bow-Legged Daniel

Wrong Way Tamar!

More Dryer Fun

I love that they seem to enjoy doing things together.  --Victoria

Train Museum in January

Yogurt Mustache, Yogurt Beard