Tower of Learning

So it turns out that filling containers with her toys is only one of Morgen's new pastimes. She has also discovered the joys of book-stacking, an activity that she now takes part in at least once every day. On occasion we can even get her to stop and read one of the books, but mostly they are just piled one on top of the other on top of the other....

The Container Game

Sometimes all you need to entertain a 15 month old is an empty container and an assortment of random toys. See for yourself, Morgen's latest obsession:

How to Climb a Tree

Get one Grandma. Be really nice to her in front of your parents. The rest sort of takes care of itself.

Saturday in the Park with Rowan

I'll just blatantly benefit from our friends' blog by directing you to this recent posting. It was a great day, and nice to see that fun times and soccer balls do make for fast friends. (For those who aren't sure it's worth it: if you click on the link, you'll see a video of Morgen and her Grandma Lovett playing with her friend in High Park.)

Sedentary Lifestyle

I sometimes wonder if we model too much sitting for Morgen, as she really is obsessed with it. Lately she's taken to putting a stuffed animal or block onto her little blue booster chair, and then trying to pile on top of it - perhaps in order to sit on the toy's lap? Or, to share her chair with the toy? I refuse to believe, as Gavin does, that she's trying to "crush" her beloved objects. But who knows, she is her father's daughter, and they do have some similarities when it comes to destruction and general mayhem. The yellow block in this picture has just been squished out from under the child as a result of her developing (but still very advanced) sitting skills.