Wordless Wednesday - Life at the End of the Tunnel

Cacti Galore!

Jonathan, Edison and I recently had a nice visit with Jonathan's dad, Tom, at his house in Surrey. While we were there I took a few pictures of Tom's many cacti. I'm not exactly sure how many he has... but it's a lot! Some of them are really interesting to look at; my favourites were the ones with the beautiful flowers on them.

A few months ago, he had a cactus that took a fall on the balcony and broke into many pieces. He gave me a few of the pieces to take home and plant myself. Apparently you take one of the broken paddles, stick it in some dirt, and it will lay down some roots and continue to grow. It's a prickly little thing and needed to be handled with tongs. Some of the prickles are so little, they are hard to find if they stick into you. Needless to say, this is one plant that will be kept far away from the little hands of Mr. Edison.

More Zoo Wanderings

Edison and I had a great day today wandering around the zoo with my friend Eleana and her two kids, as well as a couple of her friends and their kids. We had a nice walk through the zoo, we also rode the train and took a bus ride through the black bear, wolf, elk, and bison enclosure. The bus ride was a great way to see the bears up close....in fact one of them stood right in front of our bus and we had to wait for him to move!

The camels are looking quite shaggy because they are shedding their winter coats

Plains bison

The hippos were being lazy

I think God splurged when He created the peacock! 

Toys Aren't Just for Chewing??

Edison is starting to understand and play with some of his toys, instead of just viewing them as objects to put in his mouth. For the most part, he likes to take things apart and make a big ol' mess. He likes to take the rings off the little ring stacker, but has no interest in putting them back on. He likes to take all of his toys out of the toy basket, but once they're out he isn't really interested in playing with them anymore. He has also recently discovered that it's fun to pull books off bookshelves and take food out of cupboards. So basically, he leaves a trail of destruction everywhere he goes. Here is a video of him playing with his nesting blocks:

He does have some toys that he enjoys playing with, and it isn't just about chewing on them or making a big mess. He likes his little play kitchen; one of his favourite parts is the fridge door. He knows that when you open the door, music plays; and when you close the door, music stops. We've spent a lot of time opening and closing the fridge door! We have also been playing with the shape sorter lately. If I put the shape in the hole part way, he will push it the rest of the way in. He also has some musical toys that he really likes playing with. He has a little maraca and a little set of bells that he likes to shake. We've also given him a ukulele to play around with and he really enjoys making sounds on the strings.

It's pretty fun to watch him grow and learn. He's a very curious little boy and now that he can get around, he's always exploring new things around the house.... for example, he really likes the springy door stops. Sometimes I think "Now where did Edison get to??" and then I hear "Boiiinggg, boiinngg" and I realize he's behind a door, keeping himself entertained. He also likes to take the vent covers off all of our heating vents. When he's done playing with the vent cover itself, he sticks his hand down the hole to see whats down there. There are so many little things around a house that you probably don't really notice... but for this curious new little life, he's checking out everything he can get his tiny little hands on. Such fun!

P.S.... I got a new collage-maker program on my computer that I've been experimenting with. Hence... the collages.

He's Crawling..... Real Crawling

Well, Edison is finally crawling! He's no longer inch-worming along the ground, he's crawling on his hands and knees. It's kind of funny because he seemed perfectly happy pulling himself around and was able to get around just fine like that. He was a little slow at times, but he eventually got to where he wanted to be. Then, on Sunday we dropped him off at the nursery at church and when we went back to get him after the service Jonathan looked in and there he was full-on crawling across the floor chasing after a ball. It seems the new toys motivated him to do some real crawling and since then he hasn't looked back.

Here is a video I took that same day. If you're wondering why we have golf clubs in our living room, that would be because Jonathan's new past time is to whack Edison's little toy balls around and try to get them into things he's aiming at. We all know Jonathan is unique.

Also, I had to add the video as a youtube link because I tried for 3 days too add the video through Blogger and it would not upload. It was quite frustrating! So finally, here it is:

Wordless Wednesday - Food Face

Spring is Upon Us!

Look, the winter is past,

and the rains are over and gone.

The flowers are springing up,

the season of singing birds has come.

- Song of Solomon 2:11-12