Sand Pit!

So I bought this for Calvin since he LOVES sand...seemed like a brilliant idea at the time, since it keeps him occupied for hours. BUT sand in the bed - not so great :(

More steps...

Ball Pit

Calvin LOVES his ball pit. He's calm in these pics, but lately has taken to putting his chair in the middle of the pit, climbing onto it, and hurling himself down. No fear, this one! He has just started standing all by himself.

Elsie's First Birthday

Calvin's Party Trick

Down South

Calvin and I went to visit our friends in South London, and went to playgroup with Kristine and baby Esme (in the video where Calvin is inexplicably rocking) and then on to Christina's house to play with baby Iris.

Busy Day

This was a busy day - in the morning we went to Little Stars in Kentish Town, then in the afternoon to the One O'Clock Club in the Heath, where Calvin likes to hang out in the giant sandbox.

Baking for Beginners...

Laura and I had this great idea that we should bake a cake to entertain the kids (and get a little something yummy out of it ourselves)...so we set about doing it, only to realise, we had no kitchen scales or measuring cups! So we came up with the rather brilliant idea of using identical glasses to figure out how much we were using (for instance, splitting a 500g bag of flour half into each meant 250...etc). And to cap it off, the boiler man was in the kitchen, relegating us to the hallway! Perhaps not the best idea we've ever had, but the cake sure was yummy :)

Baking Extravaganza!

Baby Gym

Headbanging

This is Calvin's new thing...banging his head at strange moments! Combined with his special crawling style, we're starting to scratch our heads a little....;)

More Nursery Pics

Calvin is really adjusting to nursery, and has his favourite activities (sand table, sensory bottles) and favourite friends (Frankie, Huwie). The top pic is of his bed at nursery - isn't it beautiful?! He's the only one who sleeps there, and it has a little sign on it that says "Calvin likes to be rubbed on his tummy and ALWAYS sleeps with his blanket". Love it!

Oh the humiliation!

After their bath, Calvin needed to borrow a sleepsuit from Elsie, so naturally we tortured him with the girliest one she had...isn't he pretty in pink! Martin was out that night so didn't see him til the morning - I believe his exact words were "What the ****?"

Bathtime with Elsie

Sandbox

This playgroup is great - bouncy castle inside, sandbox outside! A great new discovery in the neighbourhood.

Bouncy Castle

Bathing with Vegetables

Calvin's new thing? Taking dinner into the bath with him. Above, a carrot and corn. He likes to dip them in the soap and eat them. Disgusting, I know - but he has a surprisingly strong grip for a 15 month old!

New Car

Calvin loved driving around in the car at Farmor's house...with blankee along for the ride, of course!

Watching TV

Nursery

Calvin is now getting pretty excited to get to nursery (although he still cries when I leave) and after breakfast, makes a break for this table, which always has something different in it.

Highchair Highjinx

The trick to getting Calvin to eat his food? Put it on Elsie's highchair!

New Place to Play

Calvin's new thing is to climb up into his chair (all by himself!) and then have me fetch his toys so he can sit in his fun-filled throne.

At the Zoo!

Emergency Room

We had a quick trip to the Emergency Room so they could remove Calvin's fingernail. I was definitely more upset than he was - here he is playing in the waiting room!

Concentration

I love this face - it's his "what in the world is that??" look (it's the vacuum cleaner).

At the Apple Store

So innocent looking, and yet so destructive!

Walking!

Bathing Beauty

Sunday Paper in Bed

I walked into the bedroom to find Calvin lying next to Martin, catching up on the news. Like father like son!