Out for a Spin



Chilly but nice day for a spin outside in the jeep.  Bridget loves to ride with Jillian and we set the jeep to low speed.  The jug Bridget is holding is the pretend gas for the jeep and Jillian gave it to Bridget to hold in case they needed it.  (Really it's windshield washer fluid.)  Once in awhile they will stop and Jillian will fill the tank.  Once Bridget was climbing around in the jeep by herself and she accidentally stepped on the accelerator and the jeep took off.  Boy, was she surprised and I had to sprint over to take her foot off the gas.  It's a thrill a minute.

Big Girl Seat

At first Bridget didn't know what to think of the upright seat but she was soon smiling from ear to ear.  She had fun pointing to things on the way and looking at books.  And she stayed awake so she would be ready for a nap sooner than later.

Hitching a Ride

I finally relented and helped Jillian attach a tow to Bridget's little car.  I was going to follow them around but I didn't need to worry as when Jillian tried to pedal and pull Bridget, she could hardly go.  It was cute as Bridget was trying to help by pushing with her feet.  After about 3 times around Jillian decided it wasn't worth the effort pulling the load behind her.  Notice Jillian is still in her pajamas.  She and I got a good laugh about that when I was fixing lunch and looked at her and said, "You're still in your pajamas!"  We were so busy that I didn't even notice.

Bridget Playtime

When Jillian is at pre-school Bridget will play with things for a long time now.  Today she got the baby stuff out and spent time putting baby to bed, giving baby a bottle, and feeding baby.  The dogs slept or watched contentedly behind her, happy she was giving her attention elsewhere.  At other times she would spend a lot of time at the doll house.  The bib drawer is near the floor so when we were in the kitchen she would throw the bibs all over the floor and when we asked her to put them back she would put them all back, and then repeat it several times, loving the praise for being a good helper.

Chilly Beach Trip

All of us took off for the Ocean Park beach house last weekend, to take a break and relax. Jillian and Bridget had other ideas, though, as they wanted to play, play, play. It was pretty cold and rainy and windy most of the time, so we didn't venture outside much. It was decent enough on Sunday morning to make a trip to the beach, first for coffee at the Full Circle Cafe, and then to the sand (definitely not the water this time around). Daddy dug out a small trench and made a mound, and the girls did the rest ... digging with their little shovels and just enjoying finally getting to play around in the sand. Even though Mommy and Daddy got chilled and needed to go back to the cabin, the girls probably would have stayed longer if they could have.

The rest of the beach trip was spent inside the cabin, with the girls playing with the toys there, reading the dozens of (new) books, and watching Redbox rentals and old VHS cartoons.

Dress up Time

When Jillian was getting into the dress-up bin she would hand Bridget clothes and I would put them on.  She was so happy to be included.   She even left the wig on for quite awhile.  I wanted to get a picture of both of them dressed up but Jillian would have none of that.  

Trike and Kennel

Since Jillian was about 2 years old I have tried to get her to ride the trike.  She never showed any interest so it was put away in the shed.  Lately, as she has been riding everything in the shed, she found the trike and said "Look what I found." and got on and has been loving riding it ever since.  In this picture Bridget is doing her best to try to go too.  At one point Jillian was trying to tie a ribbon on the back of the trike so she could tow Bridget around.  Since she can't tie a knot yet and I wasn't going to do it for her, she gave up on that.  (I can imagine the mayhem if I had tied it for her.)

Bridget found Sophie's new kennel and decided it was just right for her.  This is better than all her climbing she's been doing lately.