Today was a friend’s birthday, and they needed some baby sitting. Fortunately for them, we got the email about the need right after Jane said, “I miss my friends Isabella and Sophia. When can they come over again?”
So they had fun. Ron did too, but he was the odd man out (literally!). Two band-aids and several hours later, everyone was rather tired when their parents came to pick them up.
Peter lives here too, so here’s a pic from tonight. I was trying out a new flash.
[While watching the radar images of the storm that came in tonight]
“That rain sure is noisy. Is that the red kind of rain?”
Tonight, I came home from a meeting and the kids were already in bed. The boys were out, Peter face down and snoozing. Ron was in a pseudo victory position (victory position: is where they have their arms raised over their heads, similar to the touchdown signal from football). In one hand was his current favorite blue race car (a hot wheels type), and in the other, was “King”, a toy version of “The King” character from Cars. Nearby were a couple of train engines from our Thomas collection (I’m not sure which ones). The cars are the current favorite toy – so much so that when they were forbidden at the dinner table during dinner, fits were thrown and appetites diminished.
Checking on Jane found her awake, and chatty. “Hi Daddy.” “Hi Jane.” We chatted about stuff for a bit, and then she said, “Mommy found my blankie. It’s small tho, and square, and soft. [hugs it] But it’s mine, and I love it.” She is in her own room, and loving it. We bought her a lamp for her room, which she has been really excited about. She helped to pick it out from Target, and has been really good about using it without playing with it. We let her go to bed and read for a while before turning her lamp off and going to sleep.