Fun with food coloring

Last week we decided that we needed some new play dough since the old stuff got left out for too long and was a bit dry. I learned something from this experience. I was raised in a home where food coloring was considered a precious commodity and as such was used sparingly. Everything that was colored with food coloring looked a little pale. So, this time I let Isaac color the play dough while trying to explain to him that food coloring is to be used sparingly. Somehow that just didn't sink in to his two year old mind quick enough. In fact I don't think that I even had a chance to explain it fully before he had managed to grab the food coloring from me and start squeezing it out rapidly in the pan. As a result he made the most beautiful and deeply colored play dough I have ever seen. I did not realize that was possible with food coloring. I have been thinking a lot about the role that food coloring will have in our family and if it will continue to be a rare commodity in our home.

Isaac was not satisfied with merely coloring the play dough, so we moved on to his milk. That is when I pulled out the camera.

William was participating from the bumbo seat and enjoying the action.

Bedtime

Just a couple shots from a few minutes ago. Poor Aleks has a big deadline at work tomorrow and has hardly slept. I thought that he was going to stay in there with Isaac, but he is now hard at work on his computer.

Brotherly Love

Isaac has really taken to William. At daycare, he does not want to go outside without William and asks to see him regularly. He loves to give him kisses (and throw toys at him while I am feeding him, lest you get the idea that we have a perfectly harmonious relationship here).

He hugs and kisses like a boy.

Sharing.

Sharing stickers with William.


Some shots of the big boy. He is such a happy and smiley kid. I love it! Our pediatrician mentioned that this was her favorite baby phase back when we were in with Isaac at his two month check up. I did not really appreciate it then, but I think that I am appreciating it more now. He is smiley and interactive, not mobile, not eating solids, and at least knows when it is nighttime (that does not mean he is going to sleep through it, though).