Scrapbook Moments

Harper and Gavin are the cutest little buddies.  I could not have asked for a better sibling relationship at this point in their lives.  Sure, there are moments where they bite each other, get into competitions at the dinner table to see who can scream the loudest, and (funnest of all) try to steal each others food.  But to that I say, who doesn't?!  I am so happy that my kiddos have each other's friendship- they are quite the sibling duo.  Here are some fun moments that I have been allowed to be a part of as Gavin and Harper's mama:

Peek-a-boo:
Gavin loves to try and teach Harper how to play peek-a-boo.

He is so enthusiastic to get to teach her something and she is so enamored with her big brother. She hasn't quite yet mastered the art of peek-a-booing herself, but what's the rush when you have this guy to crack you up?

The Very Hungry Caterpillar: 

Okay- this is only the best children's book in the history of the world.  No arguments. Where else can you learn colors, fruits, days of the week, counting, the life cycle of a butterfly and that eating a whole lot of junk food on a Saturday will give you a stomach ache?  This is also the newest book that Gavin has started reading...and I seriously mean reading.  (Okay, I probably mean "memorizing what happens on each page and learning a few key phrases that will make his mother squeal with delight when she hears them", but that didn't stop the "My baby can read" people, did it?!)  Gavin loves to read the "patter book" talk about each of the fruits on their day of the week and says "he's still hunnry.." Genius?  I think so.

It's especially cute when he reads to Harper.  She usually has to be preoccupied with something else to help her not to try to grab at the pages while brother is reading, but she is none-the-less very impressed with Gavin's reading ability.

Little Miss Messy: 

Okay- so I seriously have no idea how this happened.  One minute, I'm bringing this tiny baby girl home from the hospital and the next minute, I'm picking up banana puffs that she poured over the entire living room.  

No joke.  Harper can now pull up...and is also enjoying the culinary wonder that is (are?) Gerber baby puffs.  The other night I left a container- lid closed- on top of the coffee table.  Harper managed to crawl over, pull up on the table, grab the container, sit back down, open them and then proceeded to eat her coveted snack.  

I know that some people might think of this as the minutia of life.  We've traded in a social life for banana puffs, reading about current events to reading patter books and traveling the world to making trips back and forth to the potty. I'm reminded daily thought that these moments are fleeting; that while the days seem to creep sometimes, the years really do fly.  To those that think this is life's minutia, I'll say that the world can wait. I've got a floor full of banana puffs to treasure, tiny little butts to wipe, wet noses to catch and snuggles to soak in.