Huhtala Family: September 2007

Sunday, September 16, 2007

He's Crawling!

He may be small but he's army crawling! Did I fail to mention in previous posts that my kids are geniuses? He's definitely my earliest crawler yet!

I don't know what I'm so excited about.....I'm in for a lot of trouble.

This video is me playing around with image capture on my camera. It's quick so you may have to watch it a few times.

Sunday, September 09, 2007

Back away from the bike!

Jay worked from home last Wednesday so I left Tyson sleeping and took a walk around the block with Bella on her bike. She has one of those yellow trike numbers with the big handle in the back for the parent to push. We went to the park and I did my good mommy monthly activity and played with her, then we headed back. As we passed our neighbors house she was outside with her 2 twins that Bella knows from Church and is good friends with. A conversation happened with not many words, but using more of "toddler language". You know how they clam up when something is bothering them? It went like this
(Names of friends have been changed to protect the innocent)

TwinBoy: Hi Bella!

Bella: (Says Nothing, but looks at him out of the corner of her eyes while staring straight ahead)

At this point I'm suprised because she typically loves to talk to these 2....then it hits me that she is feeling the dreaded "Toddler Possessiveness".

Here is my interpretation of what happened next as I watched my toddler's face

TwinBoy: Hi Bella! Suweeeet bike! I wanna touch it!

Bella: Dude, you better step off, this is my property

TwinGirl: Bella! Great to see you! Nyce Ride! I just want to touch it with one finger!

Bella(panicking): They're touching my bike! They're touching my bike!

TwinBoy: Can I take it for a spin?

Bella: (Desperately trying to Flinstone walk away with her bike)

BothTwins: Come Back Bella! We want a ride!

The entire 3 minute visit Bella never said a single word to friends she normally loves to play with, she just panicked and cried till we left.

Lesson Learned: Don't mess with a girl and her bike


Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Look alike Meter

So apparently they all look more like me. Even I've always thought that the kids looked more like Jay. Maybe it's because my eyes are so big in that picture...my kids always look like a deer in the headlights.

I even threw a picture in there of Bella with a dirty camping face and she STILL looked more like me (boy did that backfire). Also tried changing Jay's picture in the last one. Well, I always thought my kids were exceptionally beautiful...now there's proof.