Never far apart

 Afternoon stamping.  If you look closely, or enlarge the picture, you can see a fair amount of ink on C's face.  Ever since starting school, H has been fairly into art - especially stamping, doing stickers and play-do.  Because of this, C is getting to participate in a lot more art at this age than H did.  And I am also very thankful for non-toxic art supplies!  Just about all mediums end up in his mouth at some point.  His favorites to gnaw on are crayons - so I usually try to give him colored pencils.  They are a little harder to bite...  H did a great picture of himself with hiccups the other day.  I need to try to get it on here. 

 Snuggle time with Leonard!  These boys love their cat!  They love him up and can be a little rough with him, but I think Leonard sort of likes all of the attention! 

 We went to story time at the Gingerbread Village.  It was very tempting to see all the candy on the gingerbread houses, but at least any missing pieces were not from our two.

 Quick trip to the park.  It has been so wet, cold and rainy lately that we haven't been able to get out too much, so this was a welcome adventure!  Both boys loved swinging together.  C liked how the wind made his hair feel, he kept rubbing his hands through it.  H always makes new friends at the park, it surprises me how quickly he and another little boy around his age can become fast playmates with only a few words shared between them!

 Stickers!  H has been bringing everyone in the house one of these happy face stickers a few times a day, saying "Here's a happy sticker for you because you make me happy!"  C found the sticker sheet and put about twenty or so on his cheek.  I found two up his sleeve and one in his diaper a little later.

We got a Christmas box in the mail today (thanks Bryan and Sheri!) and the boys had a great time playing in it and then decorating it with crayons and stickers.  I love to find activities that engage them for anything more than five minutes.  So when they were still going strong when supper was ready, I thoroughly enjoyed eating my supper in peace and then reheated theirs.  Quite a treat!

In all of these pictures, and throughout most of our day, the boys are never too far apart.  I hope that might be true through most of their lives.