walking

Butterfly likes to tiptoe when I've asked her to be quiet. She draws her hands up to chest like a bunny rabbit or demented t-rex. Then with her heels high off the floor, she high-steps and lurches with each step singing "tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe", pause "tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe", pause, etc.

Or there's the scurry shuffle. Knees locked together, she shuffles her feet as fast as she can to the commands "stop!" and "go!". Her favorite place to do this is the grocery store.

Ladybug has a duck run. She still does the adorable toddler "my legs aren't quite long enough" high step lurch when she runs. But sometimes when she gets going fast, she ducks her head down, leans forward and pushes her arms straight out behind her, oddly reminiscent of a duck.

Lately both of the love to sit on my feet and they laugh hysterically as I stumble around, dragging my adorably adorned but heavy feet.

Both girls love to sit on daddy's shoulders and butterfly recently mastered a piggyback ride.

When ladybug tires of walking or wants to sit and investigate something, she doesn't sit on the floor but squats, in an apparently comfortable crouch that would make most adults cramp and fall over instantly.

Did I mention they're adorable?

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