Rain and food

Before the rains... BEACH DAY!
Glamour queen in her brother's hat. If only she liked ones that actually FIT her...
Movie stars ride bikes too, right?
Rain has been with us the past few days. I guess it is about time as we have had nice dry weather for a while. Went to the mall TWICE yesterday. The afternoon nap really puts a dent into the possibilities of what to do between 3 and 5. I like to be home by 4 so I can get dinner ready for a 5pm dinner. I would have dinner later, but a couple baby birds are ready at 5 and they either eat snacks and not dinner or we all eat together and HOPE they eat too.

So, Dylan has decided he doesn't like "starter" finger foods. He wants the same meat and potatoes the rest are eating. He is really into bread - toast, bagels, buns.... Buns are the best for him choking hazard wise, followed by toast then the raisin bagel the worst. I have given him all and sit with fear that he will start choking and I won't remember the Heimlich. Of course unlike good moms this doesn't stop me from offering. I fed him REAL oatmeal today for breakfast and put a few clumps on his tray. He appreciated this, I think. Today we went to IKEA and I brought home some Swedish meatballs, so.... onto his tray they went! I think he ate almost a WHOLE meatball. Pea sized bit by pea sized bit. He looked so cute putting them in his mouth and doing this funny "chew" motion. Still has a tongue issue where he pushes food out of his mouth while trying to put it in. I tried to take a video of this but as fate would have it the battery died. I did catch a little of it...

Sophia is in another of her "extreme mommy" phases. Frustrating for me as she climbs all over me and cries the moment I put her down even if I have been holding, hugging and kissing her the last five. Like, say, Dylan falls and I need to get him or dinner is burning and I have to rush to the kitchen. UGH! I will blame this on the weather this time.