They practiced "standing" by holding onto a laundry basket. Sometimes this is the only thing that keeps them happy - they don't want to sit, lie down, be held - they only want to practice standing.
Then, Maya practiced "crawling". It's kind of cheating because I have to put Maya in the crawling position, but she does enjoy hanging out that way.
After the crawling and standing sessions, lunch, a bottle, and another nap we headed out on the town to see some real, live horses. Maya was fascinated by the horses and Kate was pretty much terrified of them. Of course, poor Kate was sound asleep in her carseat when we got to the ranch, so we just totted her around in the carseat until she woke up. She was still rubbing the sleep from her eyes and trying to figure out where she was when a horse, being a friendly sort, poked it's giant head in her face to say hi. For Kate, this was the ultimate "you are not my mother" moment and immediately she started crying. She recovered after a cuddle, so hopefully she won't have a permanent horse-phobia.
After the horse ranch, Grandma and I loaded the girls into their new backpacks and took them on a quick walk around town.
After the walk, we headed back to Grandma and Grandpa's house for more playtime, dinner, another bottle, a bath and then carseats back home and bed. Not a bad day for a Tuesday - it beats working, that's for sure!
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