My sweet "babies"

It's hard to call them babies when they're so big already! However, both of them have colds now, and they're acting rather babyish.

Here are some of my favorite recent photos of them:

The naturalist
Originally uploaded by fylliska.

Raia's favorite time of day is when we go outside. She just goes crazy when she sees that we're getting ready. She runs around getting her beloved bucket, shoes, clothes, and then just signs frantically and yells until we actually walk out the door. Outside, she toddles around with her bucket and industriously collects these red berries. It amazes me that she has learned not to eat these, when other red berries are just about her favorite food. I took this photo just after we had come in one day, as she was inspecting her treasures.

The construction worker
Originally uploaded by fylliska.

Will found this hat for Jaan. As they were washing it up and getting it ready, they were talking about how men who drive cranes wear hats like these. When they finished with it, Jaan put it on and tried to leave our apartment. He was going to work! When we explained that he wasn't quite big enough, he almost cried. Now he's reconciled to the fact that he can wear his hard hat and just work around here until he grows up.