Haydn gives a tour

Haydn enjoys looking at pictures of himself as much as any kid, but he thinks we need a little more balance in the blog. He took me around the house pointing out a few things to take pictures of so I could show you (pardon the lighting and focus...our camera is on its last leg, and I'm no Dani or Lisette!). I threw a couple of cute kid photos in there too because I happen to believe that they're the best items in our house.
Here is the living room (when all of the toys are cleaned up, a state that the kids have proven can be completely reversed in 2 minutes flat).

Haydn's world lamp. We often look at the globe with Haydn and talk about what kinds of animals live where, places we've been or would like to visit, and point out where loved ones live.

Stool that rolls. Source of much entertainment.

Haydn's kitchen and stool. The stool was mine as a child, and is appropriately in his room now.

"This little stool is mine.

I use it all the time.

To reach the things I couldn't.

And lots of things I shouldn't."

His stars and alphabet that we painted and hung when he was still in my belly. I was crazy in my last trimester when I thought that it would be a good idea to stand on a little ladder and hang those stars. Surprisingly, I still managed to pull off an arrangement that resembled Orion (or at least Jimmy wouldn't have dared to admit it if I had not).

This is a funny one. Haydn adopted our old bread maker as his 'washing machine' when he was one year old and obsessed with washing clothes. His favorite activity then was to help Grandma Karen do laundry on his Fridays with her :)

The piano and picture wall...looking a bit crooked.
I go through phases when I have time, trying to learn piano again. Thank you, John - you're an amazing teacher!

The kid table lovingly painted with blueberries, Naomi's favorite snack.

Nothing better than naked baby skin.

Tired sweet eyes.