Stories Lately

Here are some stories and quips from the last few weeks:

• Phin has a Monty Python and the Holy Grail sideways gallop. It's pretty perfect. One morning he's down to his diaper and is galloping away from me; all of a sudden his diaper drops to the floor. He stops dead, looks down, then looks up at me with a quivering lower lip, like he did something wrong. Aww. 
• Micah is super into elbows. Sarah has a little German song we sing at the table that has elbows in it, and he's hooked. He will come up to you just to let you k now where your elbow is. He's very proud of himself too.
• Phin has taken to calling all persons the same thing. One day it was mamam (that's mom), the next it was baby. He even points to himself... a very equal way of looking at things, I suppose. 
• We've been playing ring around the rosy, which they love. Only they never fall down. They just like watching me fall down and laughing at me. 
• They have gotten a bit fussy about getting hands messy at meals. It goes over very well if I give them each a damp washcloth to use throughout the meal.