the games they play...

i've discovered (and i'm sure i'm not the only one) that my babies play at some normal, ordinary games. not always games, per se... just unstructured play.

like playing "house", for example.

or in this particular case, "kitchen"; cole ran the stove and microwave and madison took inventory of the lower cabinets.

she was very efficient, so much so that she did it every five seconds.

she's fascinated with opening and closing the doors...

coloring on the windowsill?

fairly normal!


sharing the cheerios cole quietly pilfered from what i thought was an inconspicuous hiding spot?
also normal.

this?

quite unique.

cole went through a phase while we were in arizona where he'd squish up his face and snuffle in and out really fast through his nose.

we have plenty of documentation, perhaps more than we really need. you never know- all those silly photos may come in handy one day (blackmail...?)!

i DO have a point...

...my point is, that madison just started doing the same thing!

came outta nowhere.

cole's not done it for a LONG time, since before madi was born.

maybe it's genetic? (not MY genes, of course...)

lo and behold, he still can do it!

and now, they've made an odd game of it.
it's hilarious!
they'll crinkle up their little faces and snuffle back and forth at each other for literally five minutes at a time, sometimes longer, breaking only to giggle and screech at each other.
how they don't hyperventilate, i may never know.
hey, at least they play nice!
(sometimes...)
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