March update

The Haworth kids are growing fast! Ian is 3.5 and getting to be quite the storyteller. He loves to pretend and you MUST play along! He assigns everyone a role from his favorite shows. He has really excelled in his alphabet, recognizing letters and signs wherever he goes. He will open favorite books and "read" them to himself. Daddy has started teaching him basic math with the aid of Skittles to help count and Ian has really liked that too. He loves making toy tracks for his toy motorcycles and usually plays behind his closed bedroom door so baby sister doesn't destroy all his hard work! He has taken hostage the Curious George doll GP Tom bought Flynn for Christmas; its his favorite doll. He treats him as his baby, wrapping him in his blankie and taking him in the car wherever we go. He's making great strides in potty training, even going #2 all on his own the other day. His big reward will be bunk beds and he can't wait! Here he is making kaleidescope with Aunt Molly and playing Hi Ho cherry O with Aunt Becky:

Having a snack
Helping me mash potatoes

Miss Flynn tuned 1 on March 3rd!!! Here she is in her pile of birthday loot and with her slice of cake. Much to my disappointment, she didn't dive into the cake and smear it all over her head :(

She is so curious of everything around here, and she gets into it, too! She is equal parts ornery and lover. She is climbing over and on everything and she isn't scared of much. She chases me when I vacuum so she can touch the machine thats making so much noise! She also took her 1st steps this week!! She can stand and bend over to pick things up and creeps along the furniture all day so walking is around the corner! She says "mama" and "bebe" and lots of other babblings. She's a great eater, haven't found much she won't gobble down yet! She loves to clap and dance to music and play catch; she's got quite an arm! She's good at independent play now, we've got all the toys in the dining room and she can amuse herself there for quite a while. She wants nothing more than to play with big brother, but she is more of a bother to him right now :( We're helping them find the balance.

On the trampoline at Gymboree

Showing off her lovey; George (she actually got it away from Ian!)

For some reason or another, Flynn HATES shoes. Especially these black ones I tried to put on her. Here's her dramatic reaction; pretty funny:

Thanks for tuning in! See you in April!