Pinterest Mommy

With two happy children at home, time is not slowing down. Bramble Berry is blessed with systems and processes and most importantly, a team of competent leaders (knock on wood). With the support of my team, I'm taking Friday mornings off to spend with the kiddos. I have this fantasy that I'll turn into a Pinterest Mommy, doing all the cool crafts I see on that site and that Jamisen will love them and appreciate our special time together.

This week, I wrapped toilet paper rolls with origami paper, pasted numbers on them and then turned that into a matching colors game, a counting game and a physics (stacking) game. Jamisen played with the project, on an off, for two hours but other than the stacking, really didn't have the attention, focus or understanding to do much other than throw the colorful matching balls and feathers around. Oh well, we'll get 'em next time!

Here Jamisen is, pushing away his biggest competition for Ava's attentions. Oskar and Jamisen play extremely well but are quite the little rivals when it comes to both Ava and the prime toys. More on that in another blog post ...

Ava and Jamisen dominating the geodesic dome during one of our Saturday evening play dates. We served the very upscale fare of pizza on paper plates. It got the job done and the kids loved it.

Sasha and Jamisen enjoying play dough with a side of food. Sasha is a few months younger than Jamisen and they play nicely together, with only a little bit of sharing issues (on Jamisen's part) but so far, Sasha has not encroached on the fair maiden Ava, and thus, the relationship remains love-love.

 Oskar and Jamisen showcasing their little version of WWF wrestling as Ava walks away, undoubtedly in disgust over the boorish behavior exhibited by her two would-be suitors.