Gavin and Declan: Washing the dishes and playing at the beach

I have to say, Gavin is at a super fun age right now. He can say so many things, and convey his thoughts and feelings pretty well. He's affectionate and expressive, and is developing a sense of humor. And his play is much more fun too. We read books, play with play dough, draw, paint, play "ready set go" with his many cars, the list goes on. And Gavin now engages in a lot of imaginative play. So we play "farmer" with his little people barn set, or he cooks dinner for Ryan and I in his play kitchen (which involves using the play phone to call and order a pizza!). Two of Gavin's current favorite pretend activities are washing the dishes and playing at the beach. Here are some pics from those activities:

Gavin's "washing the dishes" game isn't very pretend, except for the fact that Ryan and I pretend that Gavin is actually cleaning anything that gets put in the sink, but its still fun!

A large quantity of soapy bubbles is key to playing wash the dishes.

Taking some dish washing advice from Mommy.

Don't forget to rinse!

Fascinated by his quickly pruning hands.

Gav loves looking at his hands under the water. This usually requires an outfit change after washing the dishes.

And now here we are playing at the beach. To a non-2 year old, this might look like all of Mommy's tupperware strewn all over the kitchen floor, but you'd be very wrong. This is a collection of sand castles on the beach, obviously.